sundowner
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noun- 1.
(Australia, obsolete)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.
- 2.
(Australia, obsolete)An itinerant worker, a swagman.
- 3.
(nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.
- 4.
(colloquial)(medicine, colloquial) A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.
- 5.
(Africa, Southern, especially)(originally colonial slang, especially southern Africa) A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day.
- 6.
A cocktail party held in the early evening.
- 7.
A physician employed by the government who practises for private fees after his official hours.
- 8.
Any worker who practises for private fees after official hours.
- 9.
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).
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