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sideliner

5.6

A person who has a second job to earn extra money

noun
/ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnər/

: trabajador secundario

She became a sideliner by tutoring students in the evenings after her regular office job.

Examples

As a sideliner, she sells handmade jewelry online.
Many sideliners use their extra income to save for vacations or pay off debts.
As a sideliner, he ran a small online store while working at the bank during the week.
Many sideliners work part-time jobs to support their families.
As a sideliner, he ran a small online store while working at the bank during the week.
She became a sideliner by tutoring students in the evenings after her regular office job.
Many sideliners use their extra income to save for vacations or pay off debts.

Synonyms

moonlighter

vssideliner

1 7.5

A person who works a second job often at night

is any secondary business or job not limited to night work

nixer

vssideliner

Slang

9.9

A person who does casual jobs to earn extra money and often does not declare them

is a secondary job usually formal or officially declared

How Committed

hustler

Informal

33 7.6

sideliner

5.6

moonlighter

1 7.5

hobbyist

12 3.5

casual

4 5.6

Surface Forms

sideliner singular

sideliners plural

Morphology

sideliner = sideline (semi-transparent) = side + er

The word is formed from 'sideline' plus '-er', but the 'secondary job' meaning of 'sideline' is a specialized metaphor rather than a fully literal combination.

Etymology

Sideliner comes from the parts side 'beside' and sideline 'a second activity next to your main job', so imagine a job that sits at the side of your main work. So a sideliner is someone who has a second job or small business to earn extra income.