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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.
2. 2
   a person who holds a second job (usually after hours) wordnet
3. 3
   One who serenades by moonlight. US, regional
4. 4
   A moonshiner, who makes illicit alcohol.
5. 5
   One of a gang who used violence, especially at night, to promote agrarianism in Ireland during the Land War of the late 19th century. Ireland, historical

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6. 6
   A southern Australian marine fish, Tilodon sexfasciatum. Australia

Synonyms

All synonyms

moonshiner

Etymology

From moonlight + -er.

Related phrases

second job

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