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sundowner definition

sun·downer (-do̵u′nər)

noun

  1. Etymology: sundown + -er: from habitually arriving at a stock farm too late for work but early enough to receive a night's lodging and food

    Austral., Informal a tramp or vagrant
  2. Brit., Informal an alcoholic drink taken at sunset
  3. ☆

    Etymology: from requiring return from shore leave by sundown

    Naut., Slang an officer who is a strict disciplinarian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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