nixer
9.9
A casual job people do to earn extra money that they often do not declare
- noun
- /ˈnɪksə/
- Slang
:
trabajo extra
- He picked up a nixer painting houses on weekends to earn some extra cash.
Examples
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Many students take on a nixer during the summer holidays to save money.
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She found a nixer helping out at a local café in the evenings.
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He took a nixer to help pay his bills.
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Many students find a nixer during the summer.
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He took a nixer mowing lawns to make some extra money for his trip.
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Many students earn a little cash by doing a nixer babysitting during the school year.
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She found a nixer delivering groceries after her regular job.
Synonyms
4.4
Doing small jobs for different people
is done unofficially for extra money and often hidden from authorities
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nixer is British slang for a small extra job and its exact history is unclear. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it like a little gig ('a short paid job') with -er making it a thing, so a nixer is a small extra job.