moonlighter

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moonlighter

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From moonlight + -er.

noun moonlighters

A person who moonlights, working 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.
Australia A southern Australian marine fish, Tilodon sexfasciatum.

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noun person who works a second job

Español	pluriempleado, pluriempleada
Français	travailleur au noir, travailleuse au noir, cumulard
Deutsch	Schwarzarbeiter, Schwarzarbeiterin, Doppelverdiener, Doppelverdienerin, Person mit Nebentätigkeit, Mann mit Nebentätigkeit

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@misc{moonlighter_2026,
  title = {moonlighter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonlighter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}