moonlighted

Held second job

Moonlighted is the past tense of moonlight, meaning to work a second job in addition to one's regular employment.

The term originally implied working at night, but now covers any supplementary work regardless of hours: She moonlighted as a bartender to pay off her student loans.

He moonlighted for a competitor and got fired when his boss found out.

side-work

freelance

Self-employed project work

contract · temping · tutoring · babysitting · driving · catering · photography · bartending · handyman · dog-walking

nocturnal

graveyard

Plot for interring the dead

darkness · midnight · twilight · clandestine · shadows · stealth · undetected · quiet · discreet · hidden

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employment activity level

moonlightedrested

Having recovered energy

retired

time of work

moonlighteddaylighted

Made openly known

Phrases
Family

moonlight, moonlighting, moonlights

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