Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of one of the organized bands of desperados that carried on a system of agrarian outrages in Ireland.
- noun Same as
moonshiner . - noun One of a party who go about serenading on moonlight nights.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Local, U. S., Local, U. S. A moonshiner.
- noun Local, U. S., Local, U. S. In Ireland, one of a band that engaged in agrarian outrages by night.
- noun Local, U. S. A serenader by moonlight.
- noun One who works at a second job in addition to his main occupation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
moonlights .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)
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Examples
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Ealy's pulling a double shift now, wooing Natasha McElhone on Californication, and The Good Wife will soon welcome another moonlighter and former Tony nominee!
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Elsewhere the casting swings from terrific to terrible- Anne Hathaway as a sex-line moonlighter is affecting for various reasons, Bradley Cooper plays his role perfectly especially in terms of the revelation about him and McSteamy himself Eric Dane as a pseudo-David Beckham type American Footballer coming to the end of his career is also a subtle highlight.
Simon enjoyed VALENTINE’S DAY, except the two hours he spent watching the movie | Obsessed With Film 2010
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Shirtless, with a rag and a scrap of soap, the moonlighter washed his face, running the cloth across his neck to work out any kinks that a corrugated metal floor might put there after a long night.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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"He has all he needs," my brother-in-law assured me, of the moonlighter who had agreed to plaster our walls.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Shirtless, with a rag and a scrap of soap, the moonlighter washed his face, running the cloth across his neck to work out any kinks that a corrugated metal floor might put there after a long night.
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"He has all he needs," my brother-in-law assured me, of the moonlighter who had agreed to plaster our walls.
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Shirtless, with a rag and a scrap of soap, the moonlighter washed his face, running the cloth across his neck to work out any kinks that a corrugated metal floor might put there after a long night.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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"He has all he needs," my brother-in-law assured me, of the moonlighter who had agreed to plaster our walls.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Bonus: we're not naming names, but viewers may recognize a certain golden-voiced jazz moonlighter and Wired Magazine senior editor in the ad.
Boing Boing 2006
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If you're a retailer, or a moonlighter, or a newlywed, you'll understand.
Archive 2007-12-20 Book Nerd 2007
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