moonlighting
/ (ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ) /
working at a secondary job
(in 19th-century Ireland) the carrying out of cattle-maiming, murders, etc, during the night in protest against the land-tenure system
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How to use moonlighting in a sentence
The theater manager called security, and three moonlighting off-duty police deputies arrived.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was 1961, and Gregory was a 29-year-old post office worker moonlighting at a black club in Chicago called Roberts Show Bar.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius | Mark Whitaker | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Joan Leonard puts the set on, Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd are yelling at each other on moonlighting.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHoping to send more money home, Reza began moonlighting for another company—an illegal but common practice.
No wonder the summit was eclipsed by the B-movie imbroglio over Secret Service agents moonlighting as sex tourists.
Cartagena Summit’s Other Outrage: Obama’s Indifference to Latin Issues | Mac Margolis | April 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But did you ever hear of a youngster who'd sit behind the door and suck his thumbs while there was moonlighting in the air?
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardWhat call had he to go moonlighting or to bring himself into danger at all?
Seven Short Plays | Lady GregoryAnother small moonlighting incident, now appearing for the first time on this or any other stage.
Ireland as It Is | Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)My journey to Galway was undertaken for the purpose of hanging four men who were condemned to death for moonlighting.
My Experiences as an Executioner | James BerryIf the Limerick moonlighters must have been tried in Cork there would have been no moonlighting.
Ireland as It Is | Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
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