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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
“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
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Origin of quick-change artist1

First recorded in 1885–90
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As he demonstrated in “I Am My Own Wife” and “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” Mays is an astonishing quick-change artist.

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“You have to be a quick-change artist,” Hawkins said.

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The quick-change artist’s latest challenge is working as the star dresser for the touring company of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” which opened Wednesday at the Kennedy Center.

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

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That said, there’s still something very appealing about Kathleen Stone, a quick-change artist who can slip into the persona of Katie, Kat, Kitty, Kathy, Kate, Katya — or her personal favorite, 15-year-old Keith — at the drop of a hat or, more likely, the switch of a wig.

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