moonlighting

moonlighting

1. present participle and gerund of moonlight

moonlighting (countable and uncountable, plural moonlightings)

1. The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

   Aiming for sky-high productivity, the company discourages the distractions and fatigue of moonlighting by paying people enough that most choose not to bother with a second job.

• moonlighter