as in beggars
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 sundowners
Guests can enjoy sundowners at the lookout point and peruse the incredible landscape free of crowds or book full-moon walks and stargazing experiences led by an astronomer.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Evenings ended with sundowners by the bonfire pit.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s space for three additional guests, a Nespresso coffee machine for a quick pick-me-up during morning drives, and even Sperka’s signature martini bar for enjoying sundowners at the end of the day.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Rascal has a flat-top roof where the group gathered most nights for canapes and sundowners at anchor, or when under way, sat in lounges on the sun deck, watching the islands in the distance.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Evenings ended with sundowners by the bonfire pit.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s space for three additional guests, a Nespresso coffee machine for a quick pick-me-up during morning drives, and even Sperka’s signature martini bar for enjoying sundowners at the end of the day.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Rascal has a flat-top roof where the group gathered most nights for canapes and sundowners at anchor, or when under way, sat in lounges on the sun deck, watching the islands in the distance.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundowners
Noun
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The level of luxury she’s introduced with Barracuda is a stark contrast to the humbler quarters generally associated with backpackers and itinerant surf bums, which still make up the majority of Itacaré’s lodging options.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, a study of early 19th-century court records found that in Philadelphia, nearly half of those convicted as vagrants were African American — a figure wildly disproportionate to the city’s minority Black population.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Not long ago, vagrants stole my sister’s bikes.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Sundowners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundowners. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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