day job

noun

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

Examples of day job in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their day jobs are with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a specialized force tasked with guarding the peaks and passes of India’s 2,167-mile (3,488-kilometer) long Himalayan border with China. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Grappling with how the world has molded you, and how that manifests in life, in love, and in your day job, can be an awkward process. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

These two took a trip to New York City for rehearsals this week, since Guillermo is there for his day job. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Temporarily setting aside her usual day job, Colman modeled alongside a few other familiar faces in the runway show, held in a gymnasium setting. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for day job

• kebab
• nawab
• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• knob
• lob