English

Moonlight

Noun

moonlight ‎(uncountable)

1. The light reflected from the Moon.^[1]
2. (attributive) Illuminated by the light from the Moon.^[2]

Derived terms

• moonlight flit

Translations

Verb

moonlight ‎(third-person singular simple present moonlights, present participle moonlighting, simple past and past participle moonlighted)

1. To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.^[1]
2. (by extension) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.

Usage notes

In American English, to moonlight is simply to work at secondary employment;^[3] in British English, it used to imply working secretly (i.e. not paying tax on the extra money earned), but more recent editions of some UK dictionaries no longer mention a difference to the US usage.^[4]

Derived terms

• moonlighter

Translations

References

1. 1 2 Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001
2. ↑ The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998
3. ↑ Mish, Drederick C. (ed.). 1995. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
4. ↑ Treffry, Diana (ed.). 1999. Collins Paperback English Dictionary. 4th ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins.