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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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
This moon earned its name because farmers relied on moonlight to harvest their crops late into the night in the days before electricity.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
John Winsor, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The show was in a banquet hall attached to a gas station that moonlighted as VFW.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Set to come two weeks after the autumnal equinox, the harvest moon will provide several nights of bright moonlight in early October, the Old Farmer's Almanac added.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
This moon earned its name because farmers relied on moonlight to harvest their crops late into the night in the days before electricity.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
If moonlighting once meant pursuing a passion after hours, the opposite may be unfolding now.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The show was in a banquet hall attached to a gas station that moonlighted as VFW.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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