Moonlight: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Moonlight verb. To work a second job, often in secret, on top of a main one.
How to say it
MOON-lyte/ˈmuːnlaɪt/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (MOON). Forms: moonlights, moonlighting.
Moonlight in a sentence
The supply teacher moonlights as a wedding DJ at weekends.
His boss found out he’d been moonlighting when a client recognised him behind the bar.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- work on the side
- double up
Where moonlight comes from
From the idea of working by moonlight, after the day job is done.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
His boss found out he’d been _____ when a client recognised him behind the bar.
- satisfice
- moonlight
- liaise
Show the answer
moonlight: His boss found out he’d been moonlighting when a client recognised him behind the bar.