sundowner

  1. Noun.  (Australia, 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.
  2. Noun.  (nautical) A harsh disciplinarian sea captain typified by requiring all hands on board by sundown. [http://www.tpub.com/content/administration/12966/css/12966_381.htm].
  3. Noun.  (medicine, colloquial) A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.
  4. Noun.  A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day. A cocktail party in the early evening.

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