Sundowner in English dictionary

  • sundowner

    Meanings and definitions of "Sundowner"

    • (Australian, obsolete) A wandering traveller/worker (such as a swagman) who arrived at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but still partook of their hospitality.
    • (nautical) A harsh disciplinarian sea captain typified by requiring all hands on board by sundown. [ ]
    • (medicine, colloquial) A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.
    • A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day. A cocktail party in the early evening.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      (Australia, obsolete)
      An itinerant worker, a swagman.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.Navy Administration - Glossary
    • noun
      (medicine, colloquial)
      A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.
    • noun
      A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day; cocktail party held in the early evening.
    • noun
      a drink taken at sundown
    • noun
      a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown

    Synonyms of "Sundowner" in English dictionary

    drifter, drink, floater are the top synonyms of "Sundowner" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Sundowner

    • sundowner ( plural  sundowners)
    • sundowner (plural sundowners)
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