nixer
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A job or income which is in addition to one's normal employment, generally done in the evening or on weekends; originally, work for payment that was not declared for taxation, now any work that is not part of one's regular job.
Register: slang
Examples
Quoted attestation: 2000, Patricia Scanlan, City Lives, Random House (Bantam Books), page 385,
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “nixer” mean?
A job or income which is in addition to one's normal employment, generally done in the evening or on weekends; originally, work for payment that was not declared for taxation, now any work that is not part of one's regular job.
Is “nixer” formal or informal?
nixer is generally slang.