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What is the noun for sundowner?

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sundowner
  1. (Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but readily accepts food and lodging.
  2. (Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, a swagman.
  3. (nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.
  4. (medicine) A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “And in the roof he has put a glass look-out, perfect to sip your sundowner in.”
      “They are chastising themselves for not realizing the extent of mom's self-neglect due to confusion from sundowner syndrome, a form of dementia.”
      “Once you find a comfortable place to sit outdoors and have a morning cup of coffee or an evening sundowner, a funny thing happens.”
sundowning
  1. (medicine) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.
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    1. “Impaired judgment and sundowning (increased confusion when orienting cues diminish at night) often makes it necessary to restrict and protect the delirious patient.”
sundown
sundowners
  1. plural of sundowner
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Their days are spent busy in the bush while the evenings kick off with sundowners on the brow of a hill.”
      “Diplomats, businessmen and locals congregate for gossip, sundowners and remarkable bar snacks.”
      “People were gulping down sundowners, women seemed to be, rather disinterestedly, sipping their drinks and picking up a bite.”
sundowns
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