I. moon ‧ light 1 /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
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) British English 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.
II. moonlight 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 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 . British English to do paid work although you are getting money from the government because you do not officially have a job
—moonlighter noun [countable]
—moonlighting noun [uncountable] :
He’s been doing some moonlighting for another company.