Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weathermaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: weath-er-mak-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.

noun

A storm; a meteorological event that creates unpleasant weather.

Informal

noun

A geographical feature that tends to cause weather to form.

Informal

Example Sentences

"A death, a drought ascribable to the sorcery of a weathermaker, a cyclone and so forth could always excite the natives to acts of revenge, and consequently no man could leave his district unarmed […]"
"At first glance, that looks like a severe weather maker to our south, with the potential to move into our part of the world. Worth watching."
"It's right on the shore of a body of water that is considered Central New York's principal weather-maker. That makes this place the perfect seasonal bellwether: When it opens for the season, spring is here. When it closes, winter's not far behind."

Etymology

From weather + maker.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

weathermakers (plural) weather maker (alternative) weather-maker (alternative)

Questions

What does weathermaker mean?: One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.
Where does weathermaker come from?: From weather + maker.

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