moonlight

1 of 2

noun

moon·​light ˈmün-ˌlīt 

: the light of the moon

moonlight

2 of 2

verb

moonlighted; moonlighting

intransitive verb

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Waning crescent As the moonlight fades into the darkness, the waning crescent moon represents surrender, rest and renewal. —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024

Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2024

Verb

In the romantic action-comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, Glen Powell plays a mild-mannered professor who moonlights for the police posing undercover as a hit man — and ends up falling for a woman (Adria Arjona) who enlists his services. —Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024

Hood Canal wraps around Port Gamble, an old timber town that moonlights as a movie set. —Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

back-formation from moonlighter

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1957, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing moonlight

• do a moonlight flit

Kids Definition

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