weathermaker means one who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual. It carries an Arena rating of 1531, earned across 83 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, weathermaker ranks #489 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,138 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #2,661 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #2,996 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words.
Why “weathermaker” is a great word
WEATHERMAKER — [Noun] A person who attempts to control or influence the weather through magical or ritualistic means. From weather (state of the atmosphere) + maker (one who makes). Unlike a meteorologist, who observes and predicts, or a rainmaker, whose aim is narrowly commercial, the weathermaker implies a sacral, holistic vocation. It is the shaman dancing in a circle of dust to break a drought, the elder chanting over stones to hold back the frost, or the solitary hermit on the cliffside bargaining with the wind—the ancient human confession of our need to negotiate with an implacable sky.
Etymology
From weather + maker.
noun
- One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.e.g.“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 […]” — 1999, Felix Speiser, Ethnology of Vanuatu, page 211:
- A storm; a meteorological event that creates unpleasant weather.e.g.“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.” — 2017 January 14, “Saturday Afternoon Update”, in Kentucky Weather Center:
- A geographical feature that tends to cause weather to form.
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