day job

noun

: one's regular employment as contrasted with an occasional, secondary, or coveted job

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Like most things worth having, juggling a side hustle and your day job is challenging. —

Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 Legal consulting For nurses who want a side hustle that’s more removed from their day jobs, consulting is an option. —

Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024 In his early twenties, Taylor moonlighted as a local bar singer, doing funk, rock, and soul covers and getting paid in drinks while keeping his day job as a preschool and elementary school teacher. —

Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024 Robert’s real job is inherited wealth, but his day job is to run an umbrella company that manages the vanity NGOs his siblings and cousins have set up to launder their reputations and their money. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for day job