moonlighting

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noun

The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly.

“Aiming for sky-high productivity, the company discourages the distractions and fatigue of moonlighting by paying people enough that most choose not to bother with a second job.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of moonlight
nounmoonlighting (countable and uncountable, plural moonlightings)

plural moonlightings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly.

    Aiming for sky-high productivity, the company discourages the distractions and fatigue of moonlighting by paying people enough that most choose not to bother with a second job.

  2. countabledatedrareuncountableMoonshining.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
moonshining

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 兼任, 兼職 /兼职
  • 兼任 (jiānrèn)period of working on the side
  • 兼職 /兼职 (jiānzhí)period of working on the side
Czech melouch
  • melouchperiod of working on the side
Finnish sivutyö
  • sivutyöperiod of working on the side
French travail au noir, travail dissimulé
  • travail au noirperiod of working on the side
  • travail dissimuléperiod of working on the side
German Mehrfachbeschäftigung, Schwarzarbeit
  • Mehrfachbeschäftigungperiod of working on the side
  • Schwarzarbeitperiod of working on the side
Hebrew חַלְטוּרָה
  • חַלְטוּרָה (khaltúra)period of working on the side
Hungarian másodállás, álláshalmozás
  • másodállásperiod of working on the side
  • álláshalmozásperiod of working on the side
  • mellékfoglalkozásperiod of working on the side
  • maszekolásperiod of working on the side
  • fusiperiod of working on the side
  • fusimunkaperiod of working on the side
Irish obair faoi choim
  • obair faoi choimperiod of working on the side
Italian lavoro nero
  • lavoro neroperiod of working on the side
Japanese ダブルワーク
  • ダブルワーク (daburuwāku)period of working on the side
Lithuanian nelegalus darbas
  • nelegalus darbasperiod of working on the side
Polish chałtura
  • chałturaperiod of working on the side
Russian халту́ра, рабо́та по-чёрному
  • халту́ра (xaltúra)period of working on the side
  • рабо́та по-чёрному (rabóta po-čórnomu)period of working on the side
  • шаба́шка (šabáška)period of working on the side
  • подработка (podrabotka)period of working on the side
Spanish pluriempleo, trabajo en negro
  • pluriempleoperiod of working on the side
  • trabajo en negroperiod of working on the side
  • chambismoperiod of working on the side
Ukrainian халту́ра, підробі́ток
  • халту́ра (xaltúra)period of working on the side
  • підробі́ток (pidrobítok)period of working on the side
  • шаба́шка (šabáška)period of working on the side
Cite this entry
APA

moonlighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlighting

MLA

“moonlighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlighting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonlighting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonlighting.

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