MOONLIGHTER

moonlighter

(noun) a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonlighter (plural moonlighters)

A person who moonlights, or works a second job on the side.

(US, regional) One who serenades by moonlight.

A moonshiner, who makes illicit alcohol.

(Ireland, historical) One of a gang who used violence, especially at night, to promote agrarianism in Ireland during the Land War of the late 19th century.

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"light`er, n. One who follows an occupation or pastime by moonlight; as: (a) A moonshiner. (b) In Ireland, one of a band that engaged in agrarian outrages by night. (c) A serenader by moonlight. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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