"rain doctor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rain doctors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rain doctor (plural rain doctors)
  1. Synonym of rainmaker (“medicine man etc. who seeks to induce rain through rituals”). Synonyms: rainmaker [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-rain_doctor-en-noun-fRiqnhaM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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