clip artist
- noun
- /klɪp ˈɑːrtɪst/
- Offensive
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- The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a clip artist at the crowded market.
Examples
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Police arrested the notorious clip artist after several complaints from local businesses.
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Many clip artists prey on unsuspecting tourists.
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She warned her friends to be careful of any clip artist looking for easy targets in the city.
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Don't trust that clip artist!
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Police arrested the notorious clip artist after several complaints from local businesses.
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The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a clip artist at the crowded market.
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She warned her friends to be careful of any clip artist looking for easy targets in the city.
Synonyms
40
4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
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7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
A person who charges too much for goods or services
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
How Dishonest
40
4.8
15
5.4
- Offensive
- Offensive
153
3.9
- Offensive
55
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning 'a person who creates or curates short video clips' is directly derivable from the constituents 'clip' (short recorded excerpt) and 'artist' (a person who creates). Although somewhat informal and domain-specific, the noun+noun composition follows regular productive patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase clip artist may come from the old idea of clip meaning 'to take a small piece', like quietly cutting a bit off a bill or price. So a clip artist is imagined as someone who 'clips' money from people, meaning 'to swindle' or overcharge them.