quick-change artist
Rapid wardrobe switcher
A quick-change artist is a performer who rapidly switches costumes during a show, sometimes in seconds.
The term extends to anyone who transforms quickly—appearance, personality, or position: He's a quick-change artist when it comes to political opinions.
The figurative use often implies slipperiness or unreliability.
Performer of illusions
- illusionistPerformer of visual deception
- vaudevillianVariety show performer
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
Pretending to be another
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- personaAssumed public identity
character · role · celebrity · parody · mimicry · transformation · reinvention · adaptation
Clothes for assuming roles
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- transformationThorough change in form
- stageRaised performance platform
vaudeville · cabaret · variety · spectacle · showmanship · act · audience · circus
Intentional focus manipulation
- sleight-of-handSkillful manual deception
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- concealmentAct of hiding something
magic · prestidigitation · hocus-pocus · distraction · secret · hidden · velcro · tearaway
magician
Performer of illusions
- illusionistPerformer of visual deception
- vaudevillianVariety show performer
- entertainerOne who amuses others
impersonation
Pretending to be another
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
persona · character · role · celebrity · parody · mimicry · transformation · reinvention · adaptation · facade
costumes
Clothes for assuming roles
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- transformationThorough change in form
stage · vaudeville · cabaret · variety · spectacle · showmanship · act · audience · circus · burlesque
misdirection
Intentional focus manipulation
- sleight-of-handSkillful manual deception
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
concealment · magic · prestidigitation · hocus-pocus · distraction · secret · hidden · velcro · tearaway · rigging
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
precision · finesse · speed · coordination · practice · mastery · timing · rehearsal · muscle memory · sleight
quick-change artistcreature of habit
Someone bound by patterns
constant · same old same old · stick-in-the-mud · set in one's ways
quick-change artiststuck in their ways
creature of habit · one-trick pony · set in stone · unchanging · immovable
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