quick-change artist

[ kwik-cheynj ]

noun

1. a person adept at changing from one thing to another, as an entertainer who changes costumes quickly during a performance.

quick-change artist

noun

1. an actor or entertainer who undertakes several rapid changes of costume during his performance

Word History and Origins

Origin of quick-change artist¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

But Douglas was a quick-change artist, and his keen eyes were ever on the watch.

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"You'd be a first-rate dresser for a quick-change artist, Pearson," he remarked.

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Betty's future profession will, I am sure, be that of quick-change artist.

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Bindle stood regarding his antagonist much as he would a juggler, or quick-change artist.

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As a quick-change artist it stands sanspareil (French) and nulli secundus (Latin).

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