: one's regular employment as contrasted with an occasional, secondary, or coveted job
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For Yorn, being an investor who is exposed to the cutting-edge of tech innovation has had benefits for his day job as an advocate for creative artists.—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 May 2026 Jeremy Dauber has written two novels for kids and seven other books for his day job as a professor at Columbia University.—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 May 2026 All of them will be back to their day jobs next week, giving lessons and ordering merchandise, not on to the next PGA Tour stop that pays close to $2 million to the winner.—ABC News, 13 May 2026 In his day job playing for Manchester City of the Premier League, Haaland almost never plays the role of underdog.—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for day job