moonlighting

/ ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. working at a secondary job
2. (in 19th-century Ireland) the carrying out of cattle-maiming, murders, etc, during the night in protest against the land-tenure system

Example Sentences

Upon leaving the NFL, Amos pivoted to copywriting before moonlighting as a comedy writer for the small screen.

From Los Angeles Times

Alatorre became senior class president at Garfield High, moonlighting as a bill collector for a jewelry store before enrolling at Cal State L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

As a ploy to infuse his writing with a sense of kindled urgency, Max has begun moonlighting as an escort for older men.

From Los Angeles Times

“Baby Reindeer” tells the story of Donny Dunn, an aspiring comedian moonlighting as a bartender, whose encounters with an eccentric woman named Martha at the pub where he works become increasingly uncomfortable and sinister.

From Los Angeles Times

Hit Man stars Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in a romantic thriller comedy about a stuck-in-a-rut professor, Gary, who starts moonlighting as Ron, a fake hitman for a city police department and who falls for a woman who tries to enlist his services.

From BBC

Related Words

• cheating
• extracurricular
• illicit