moneymaker

[muhn-ee-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person engaged in or successful at acquiring much money.

2. something that produces or yields much pecuniary profit.

moneymaker

/ ˈmʌnɪˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who is intent on accumulating money

2. a person or thing that is or might be profitable

Other Word Forms

• moneymaking adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of moneymaker¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; money, maker

Example Sentences

Only adding to the anxiety is the NCAA’s new media revenue-sharing plan which allows schools to pay $20 million across its athlete population, but mostly to its moneymakers in football and basketball.

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Wall Street analysts project the driverless system will be a major moneymaker when it becomes fully operational.

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The franchise was also becoming a moneymaker for Universal outside of theaters.

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In 500 years, fantasy California-style has been refined and marketed to a fare-thee-well, so much so that tourism is the second-biggest moneymaker in both places.

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But in recent years, its sequels have been the moneymakers.

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