quick-change artist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quick-change artist
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
Still arguing as the clock struck 12, outgoing Holt and quick-change artist Neely made their separate, solemn appointments for the Senate seat that was not vacant until the instant Neely vacated it.
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
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