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Sundowner
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- 1 An itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but readily accepts food and lodging. Australia, obsolete
"What he saw was not usual in this part of Australia - a sundowner, a bush waif who tramps from north to south or from east to west, never working, cadging rations from the far-flung homesteads and having the ability of the camel to do without water, or find it."
- 2 a drink taken at sundown wordnet
- 3 An itinerant worker, a swagman. Australia, obsolete
- 4 a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown wordnet
- 5 A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.
"Arrogant, aloof, and suspicious, a “sundowner,” or strict disciplinarian, King inspired respect in many but affection in few."
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- 6 A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening. colloquial
"These patients may improve by day only to relapse at night (nocturnal delirium or sundowner's syndrome)."
- 7 A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day. Africa, Southern, especially
"The cocktail, the universal “sherry and bitters” and sundowner will have to be retained."
- 8 A cocktail party held in the early evening.
"The Sundowner is basically a cocktail party with a buffet on a riverbank in the bush."
- 9 A physician employed by the government who practises for private fees after his official hours.
- 10 Any worker who practises for private fees after official hours.
"These "sundowners" hold jobs in other — usually related — trades, and do their servicing nights and weekends."
- 11 A northerly offshore wind which occurs in California along the southern Pacific slope of Santa Ynez Mountains when a region of high pressure is north of the area (the coast of which trends east to west), often preceding or following a Santa Ana and typically occurring at night and ceasing during the day (hence the name).
"[…] Sundowners originate as a high pressure nudges onto the coast of San Luis […]"
Etymology
From sundown + -er.
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