moonlighter
Example Sentences
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Even though he is president of the nation's largest bank holding corporation and earns $100,000 a year, Maurice Stans is a moonlighter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Doing films as a kind of part-time moonlighter, she has become a movie star in spite of herself.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dennis was not the only moonlighter in the ranks, nor was he alone in having an intolerable family blood-feud to harden his heart.
From The Green Flag by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
But if Bob's hopes of striking a big well had been dependent upon catching the thieves before the next night, he would never have made a success in the oil region, save as a moonlighter.
From Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation by Otis, James
And that kink should be now, no doubt, the lawful property of some ruffianly cattle-houghing moonlighter, whose nose—which should have been mine—is probably as straight as Barty's.
From The Martian by Du Maurier, George