moonlighter

Example Sentences

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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

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

Good Father O'Connor attended the funeral of the moonlighter, who did not belong to his parish, and refused to attend that of Mr. Curtin, who did!

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

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

"A moonlighter is one who shoots an oil well regardless of patent rights or those owning them, save when, by chance, he finds himself gathered in by the strong arm of the law."

From Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation by Otis, James