moonlight
verb/ˈmuːnlaɪt/
Frequency rank: #6,748 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to work a second job, usually at night, in addition to one's main job.
Example sentence
She decided to moonlight as a waitress on weekends to earn extra money.
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