Associations to the word «Sundowner»

SUNDOWNER, 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.

SUNDOWNER, noun. (Australia) (obsolete) An itinerant worker, a swagman.

SUNDOWNER, noun. (nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.

SUNDOWNER, noun. (medicine) (colloquial) A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.

SUNDOWNER, noun. A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day; cocktail party held in the early evening.

SUNDOWNER SYNDROME, noun. (medicine) (psychology) (psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.

SUNDOWNER, noun. A tramp who habitually arrives at sundown.

SUNDOWNER, noun. A drink taken at sundown.