01 n. A tramp or vagabond in the Australian bush; -- so called from his coming to sheep stations at sunset of ask for supper and a bed, when it i…
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A tramp or vagabond in the Australian bush; -- so called from his coming to sheep stations at sunset of ask for supper and a bed, when it is too late to work; -- called also traveler and swagman (but not all swagmen are sundowners). Also: traveler, swagman“Sundowners, -- men who loaf about till sunset, and then come in with the demand for unrefusable rations.” — Francis Adams.