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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