sundowner

noun

ˈsən-ˌdau̇-nər How to pronounce sundowner (audio)
Definition of sundownernext
Australian
as in bum
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living sundowners showing up at a sheep station looking for work

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Recent Examples of sundowner Order a light lunch or poolside sundowners from the relaxed Ratree Bar and Lounge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026 Just the sight of its four front pockets, epaulets, and khaki cloth is enough to conjure a lost world of Land Rovers and sundowners, Hemingwayesque heroes and endless savannahs. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 June 2026 Salon Toulouse, the ship's main lounge and bar, inspired by vintage Parisian cabarets and complete with deep red velvet armchairs, was Joie de Vivre's main social hub for sundowners and digestifs. — Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026 Evening cruises focus on wildlife and scenery rather than adrenaline, but always with a sundowner and a snack. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sundowner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundowner
  1. bum
  2. beggar
  3. hobo
  4. tramp
  5. transient
  6. vagabond
  7. vagrant
Noun
  • In terms of consistency, there really is no bum track on this album.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • Antinous shocked even the other suitors by insulting and assaulting an elderly beggar; when the beggar revealed himself as Odysseus and slew the suitors, Antinous was the first to die.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • At the train station, a beggar was sleeping soundly on a bench.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of beggar
Noun
  • The slouchy silhouette is ideal for anyone who appreciates the hobo bag look.
    — Mia McManus, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • Per usual with movies like this, spelling out the terror (the roots are in hobo codes and religious legend) becomes, regrettably, a shock absorber, not a facilitator.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Definition of hobo
Noun
  • Plus, the police are looking for a tramp (David Wilmot) who lives in the forest nearby, and may know something about what happened to her.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • More than half a century into his imposingly prolific, restlessly searching career as a songwriter, Springsteen has fulfilled the prophecy he was born into as a young tramp.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of tramp
Noun
  • Swift was originally designed to study a rare type of transient called gamma-ray bursts—seconds-long flashes of gamma-ray light that arise from the most energetic explosions in the universe.
    — Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026
  • The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau is still trying to identify the man, believed to be a transient, authorities said.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of transient
Noun
  • His divorces ultimately left him scrambling for stability and turned him into a kind of moneyed vagabond, living out of suitcases.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • Decades before his lens moved between nocturnal vagabonds in the East Village and names such as Diana Vreeland, William Burroughs, and Fran Lebowitz, the young man realized the power of his eye.
    — Osman Can Yerebakan, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
Definition of vagabond
Noun
  • In August, Denver fined GFI $140,000 for letting the building become a magnet for vandals, vagrants and urban explorers who trespass and post videos on TikTok.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
  • But this man didn’t look like a vagrant.
    — Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of vagrant

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