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