quick-change artist noun2 •An entertainer whose performances involve rapid changes of costume.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. — 1917 •(figurative) Someone who rapidly changes their views, occupations, appearance, behavior, etc.; something that rapidly changes its form or function.Mr. Churchill, with his well-known ability as a quick-change artist, had become a full-blooded protectionist — 1931 formsquick-change artists