quick-change artists

Noun

quick-change artist (plural quick-change artists)

1. 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, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 17, in Finished
2. (broadly, figuratively) 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 protectionist1931 September 17, “The Budget”, in Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, retrieved 24 May 2013, page 9