pavement artist

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. sidewalk artist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pavement artist¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Such was his influence that le Carre was credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with introducing espionage terms such as “mole”, “honey pot” and “pavement artist” to popular English usage.

From Reuters

He was a pavement artist and he had a pitch outside the railings of the great terminus in Euston Road, where he used to sit and patronise London.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a loathsome idea to think that a man of the type of Sargent is of the same noble profession as the pavement artist.

From Project Gutenberg

Because there is a decadent art about, one need not make a hero of the pavement artist.

From Project Gutenberg

What is more, in themselves they are as feeble and commonplace as the drawing of a pavement artist, which, in fact, they resemble.

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