day job

noun [C]

Definition

› a job that you do to earn money so that you can do something else that you prefer but that does not pay you much money: Many actors have day jobs too.Jobs, careers and professionsWorking

(Definition of day job noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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