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quick-change artist

[ kwik-cheynj ]
/ ˈkwɪkˈtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

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

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Origin of quick-change artist

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby quick-change artist

quick-and-dirty, quick and the dead, quick as a wink, quick assets, quick bread, quick-change artist, quick-cure resin, quick draw, quicken, quickening, quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
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British Dictionary definitions for quick-change artist

quick-change artist

noun

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