moonlight

moon|light¹ [ˈmu:nlaıt] n [U]

1.) the light of the moon

in the moonlight

▪ The water looked silver in the moonlight.

pale/silver moonlight

▪ The hills were bathed in pale moonlight.

by moonlight

▪ We dined by moonlight.

2.) do a moonlight (flit)

BrE to leave a place secretly in the middle of the night in order to avoid paying money that you owe

▪ They did moonlight flits from one awful apartment to another.

moonlight ²

moonlight² v [i]informal

1.) to have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without the knowledge of the government tax department

▪ She's been moonlighting as a waitress in the evenings.

2.) BrE to do paid work although you are getting money from the government because you do not officially have a job

>moonlighter n

>moonlighting n [U]

▪ He's been doing some moonlighting for another company.