pavement artist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pavement artist
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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"I'd rather be a pavement artist and my own master than Chief Inspector with an unknown spy following me about."
From Dope by Rohmer, Sax
It is a loathsome idea to think that a man of the type of Sargent is of the same noble profession as the pavement artist.
From Sally Bishop A Romance by Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple)
Hubert now saw that the handkerchief was filled with bits of coloured chalk, and guessed that the man must be a pavement artist.
From Vain Fortune by Moore, George (George Augustus)
I'm a fust-rate judge of character, though I be but a pavement artist; but a picture's none the less a picture, no matter where it is drawn.
From Vain Fortune by Moore, George (George Augustus)
It's a nice life—better than being a pavement artist in Pimlico!
From Innocent : her fancy and his fact by Corelli, Marie
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