quick-change artist

American  

[kwik-cheynj] / ˈkwɪkˈtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

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

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quick-change artist British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of quick-change artist

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, costume designer Dayna Pink is impressive as a quick-change artist, Robbie's wardrobe fit for Fashion Week.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2015

But Garrison is an impressive quick-change artist who adroitly assumes his many personae — a butch lesbian aunt, a boorish talk-show host, persecuted black marketeer, a sneering spymaster, et al.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2012

He’s a great rapper, but he’s an even better quick-change artist who has come to understand and rely upon the forgiving powers of short memories.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2011

But many of his 54.5 million people, familiar with his skills as a political quick-change artist, fear that Marcos may yet think up some way of defusing or deflecting the report.

From Time Magazine Archive

So I went on to Holland with that quick-change artist, and watched him come on board the steamer at Parkeston Quay, dressed as a rather German-looking commercial traveller, eager for war commissions upon smuggled goods.

From The Lost Naval Papers by Copplestone, Bennet