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quick-change artist

American  
[kwik-chaynj] / ˈkwɪkˈtʃeɪndʒ /

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 British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of quick-change artist

First recorded in 1885–90


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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

Pharmaceutical manufacturers have already been hampered by HIV's talent as a quick-change artist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only then Nombe must be something of a quick-change artist since but a little while before she was beyond doubt personating the dead Mameena.

From Finished by Henry Rider Haggard

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