moonlighter

moonlight (ˈmuːnˌlaɪt)

—n
1.	Also called: moonshine light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon
2.	(modifier) illuminated by the moon: a moonlight walk
3.	short for moonlight flit

—vb , -lights, -lighting, -lighted
4.	informal (intr) to work at a secondary job, esp at night, and often illegitimately

'moonlighter

—n

moonlight (ˈmuːnˌlaɪt)

—n
1.	Also called: moonshine light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon
2.	(modifier) illuminated by the moon: a moonlight walk
3.	short for moonlight flit

—vb , -lights, -lighting, -lighted
4.	informal (intr) to work at a secondary job, esp at night, and often illegitimately

'moonlighter

—n

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

moonlight

"hold a second job, especially at night," 1957 (implied in moonlighting), from moonlighter (1954), from the notion of working by the light of the moon. Related: Moonlighting. Earlier the word had been used to mean "commit crimes at night" (1882). The noun meaning "light of the moon" is attested from

mid-14c. Moonlit (1830) is first attested in Tennyson.

Slang Dictionary

moonlight definition

n.
illicit liquor; moonshine. : Where's that bottle of moonlight you used to keep under the counter?
in.
to traffic in illicit liquor. (Best done under the cover of darkness.) : He moonlighted during prohibition.
in.
to work at a second job. : Larry had to moonlight to earn enough to feed his family.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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