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noun
One's principal job; one's regular means of income.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: night job, side job, side gig, side hustle
History
From day + job, reflecting the archetypal form: one's job during the daytime, as contrasted with a second job that one works at night, on the night shift or graveyard shift.
