Sundowner

·add. ·noun 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).

sundowner
n. a tramp who takes care to arriveat a station at sundown, so that he shall be provided with` tuck...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris