moonlighter

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person who moonlights, or works a second job on the side.
  • (US) One who serenades by moonlight.
  • A moonshiner, who makes illicit alcohol.
  • (Ireland) One of a gang who used violence, especially at night, to promote agrarianism in Ireland during the of the late 19th century.

Etymology

Suffix from English moonlight.

Origin

English

moonlight

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