| 释义 |
moonlighter|ˈmuːnlaɪtə(r)|
[Formed as next: see -er1.]
1. One who engages in moonlighting or commits a moonlighting outrage.
1882Leeds Merc. 27 Mar., A ‘moonlighter’ shot by the police. 1893Vizetelly Glances Back II. xxxv. 275 Irish landlords driven abroad..by the fear of moonlighters.
2. One who does a ‘moonlight flit’. dial. and colloq.
1903in Eng. Dial. Dict. 1964Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 15 Nov. 12 Brisbane flat owners..estimate that moonlighters—tenants who slip away overnight without paying the rent—are costing them {pstlg}100,000 a year.
3. One who ‘moonlights’ (moonlight v. 3). colloq.
1957Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. ix/4 ‘Moonlighters’ take a second job after hours; married women take advantage of modern kitchens to do the same. 1964Observer 9 Aug. 9/2 Even in America, an estimated four million workers are ‘moonlighters’—that is, they take on a part-time job on top of their full-time one. 1973C. Egleton Seven Days to Killing v. 61, I employ a lot of moonlighters, blokes who take a second job at nights. |