moonlighted; moonlighting
: to hold a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
Examples of moonlight in a Sentence
Noun
A figure appeared in the moonlight.
Verb
She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The venue has low lighting, to mimic moonlight, and the courses are served on wood or stone plates.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Think of Sarah Fuller, the goalkeeper for Vanderbilt’s women’s soccer team who moonlighted as a kicker on the school’s football team in 2020, becoming the first woman to score points in a Power 5 game.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Under the cover of moonlight, police Det.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The venue has low lighting, to mimic moonlight, and the courses are served on wood or stone plates.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
House Eleven, a coffee shop that moonlights as a bar, has killer espresso martinis.
—Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Think of Sarah Fuller, the goalkeeper for Vanderbilt’s women’s soccer team who moonlighted as a kicker on the school’s football team in 2020, becoming the first woman to score points in a Power 5 game.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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moonlight
1 of 2 noun
moon·light
-ˌlīt 
: the light of the moon
moonlight
2 of 2 verb
: to work at a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
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