night job

noun

A side job worked at night.

“He got out of road work and into home remodel contracting because they kept putting him on all the night jobs.”

Opposite

Meanings

nounnight job (plural night jobs)

plural night jobs

  1. A side job worked at night.

    I'm no expert on this stuff. This is just my night job. The day shift people can give you more advice on which model to buy and how to use it.

    Antonyms: day job

  2. A job (project or task) that will or must be done at night.

    He got out of road work and into home remodel contracting because they kept putting him on all the night jobs.

    1 more example

    To avoid disrupting rush hour traffic, the highway department declared that the bridge maintenance would be a night job.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA side job worked at night.

Opposite

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

night job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20job

MLA

“night job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20job. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night job,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20job.

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