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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End the day with sundowners at the St. Regis Bar, where virgin versions of your favorite cocktail will fool you.
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Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
This ethos, which is championed by General Manager Jerome Colson, is seen throughout, including in the Kosmos Lobby Bar—the ideal spot to take in the Aegean views while sipping on a morning coffee or a sundowner cocktail, complete with live music.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Researchers believe this relationship contributes to sundowner's syndrome.2 Sundowning episodes can vary from case to case, lasting anywhere from a few minutes to several hours, sometimes continuing through the night.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
The main activities are twice-daily game drives: one first thing in the morning, the other in the late afternoon with the all-essential sundowner stop.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
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Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
This ethos, which is championed by General Manager Jerome Colson, is seen throughout, including in the Kosmos Lobby Bar—the ideal spot to take in the Aegean views while sipping on a morning coffee or a sundowner cocktail, complete with live music.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Researchers believe this relationship contributes to sundowner's syndrome.2 Sundowning episodes can vary from case to case, lasting anywhere from a few minutes to several hours, sometimes continuing through the night.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
The main activities are twice-daily game drives: one first thing in the morning, the other in the late afternoon with the all-essential sundowner stop.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Sundowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundowner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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