moonlightern.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnlʌɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌlaɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moonlight n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < moonlight n. + -er suffix¹. Compare later moonlight v., moonlighting n.For possible evidence of much earlier currency, perhaps compare the following example of Monlichteresrede, recorded as the name of a field in Bethersden, Kent, although the intended sense of the word in this name is unclear:1234–7 in A. M. Woodcock Cartulary Priory of St Gregory, Canterbury (1956) 140 Item decimas duodecim acrarum de terra que uocatur Operesland et de Monlichteresrede.

colloquial.

1. A person who engages in mischief, esp. criminal activity, at night; Irish History one of a group of people who perpetrated night raids on tenants believed to oppose the Land League. See moonlighting n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > specific attack on persons or property in Ireland > one who

moonlighter1825

1825 Edinb. Rev. Aug. 490 The Peep-of-day Boys—the Moonlighters—the Ribbonmen—the Caravats—all the Worthies of Connaught, famous in their day, must hide their deiminished heads.

1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 11 Aug. 219/2 ‘D'ye mind als,’ continued she, addressing Tam, ‘ye little-worth moonlighter! how ye garred our gudeman trow that his brass buckles were glenting gowd when the yaud was i' the corn?’

1882 Leeds Mercury 27 Mar. 27 3/3 (heading) A ‘moonlighter’ shot by the police.

1893 H. Vizetelly Glances Back II. xxxv. 275 Irish landlords driven abroad..by the fear of moonlighters.

1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 15 Moonlighter, a midnight prowler (Irish).

1935 Amer. Speech 10 18/2 Moonlighter, a burglar.

1988 T. Flanagan Tenants of Time 619 Parnell's power lay..in the houghing blade of the moonlighter and the dynamite of the Fenian.

2. A person who makes a hasty departure by night; someone who does a moonlight flit.

ΚΠ

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 154/2 Moonlighter, one who decamps or makes off at night to avoid paying rent, etc.

1964 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 15 Nov. 12 Brisbane flat owners..estimate that moonlighters—tenants who slip away overnight without paying the rent—are costing them £100,000 a year.

3. colloquial (originally North American). A person who does paid work, esp. night-work, in addition to his or her regular employment.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > one who has more than one job

pluralist1794

sundowner1886

moonlighter1957

1957 Times 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.

1973 C. Egleton Seven Days to Killing v. 61 I employ a lot of moonlighters, blokes who take a second job at nights.

1999 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 May 31/2 After interviewing 12 moonlighters she concluded that the second job often helped compensate for teachers' dissatisfaction with their day job.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonlighter
释义	moonlightern. Brit. /ˈmuːnlʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmunˌlaɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moonlight n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < moonlight n. + -er suffix¹. Compare later moonlight v., moonlighting n.For possible evidence of much earlier currency, perhaps compare the following example of Monlichteresrede, recorded as the name of a field in Bethersden, Kent, although the intended sense of the word in this name is unclear:1234–7 in A. M. Woodcock Cartulary Priory of St Gregory, Canterbury (1956) 140 Item decimas duodecim acrarum de terra que uocatur Operesland et de Monlichteresrede. colloquial. 1. A person who engages in mischief, esp. criminal activity, at night; Irish History one of a group of people who perpetrated night raids on tenants believed to oppose the Land League. See moonlighting n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > specific attack on persons or property in Ireland > one who moonlighter1825 1825 Edinb. Rev. Aug. 490 The Peep-of-day Boys—the Moonlighters—the Ribbonmen—the Caravats—all the Worthies of Connaught, famous in their day, must hide their deiminished heads. 1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 11 Aug. 219/2 ‘D'ye mind als,’ continued she, addressing Tam, ‘ye little-worth moonlighter! how ye garred our gudeman trow that his brass buckles were glenting gowd when the yaud was i' the corn?’ 1882 Leeds Mercury 27 Mar. 27 3/3 (heading) A ‘moonlighter’ shot by the police. 1893 H. Vizetelly Glances Back II. xxxv. 275 Irish landlords driven abroad..by the fear of moonlighters. 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 15 Moonlighter, a midnight prowler (Irish). 1935 Amer. Speech 10 18/2 Moonlighter, a burglar. 1988 T. Flanagan Tenants of Time 619 Parnell's power lay..in the houghing blade of the moonlighter and the dynamite of the Fenian. 2. A person who makes a hasty departure by night; someone who does a moonlight flit. ΚΠ 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 154/2 Moonlighter, one who decamps or makes off at night to avoid paying rent, etc. 1964 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 15 Nov. 12 Brisbane flat owners..estimate that moonlighters—tenants who slip away overnight without paying the rent—are costing them £100,000 a year. 3. colloquial (originally North American). A person who does paid work, esp. night-work, in addition to his or her regular employment. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > one who has more than one job pluralist1794 sundowner1886 moonlighter1957 1957 Times 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. 1973 C. Egleton Seven Days to Killing v. 61 I employ a lot of moonlighters, blokes who take a second job at nights. 1999 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 May 31/2 After interviewing 12 moonlighters she concluded that the second job often helped compensate for teachers' dissatisfaction with their day job. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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