off artist

(rip-)off artist

Inf. a con artist. Fred is such an off artist. Beware of the rip-off artist who runs that shop.

off artist

verb

See rip-off artist

See also: artist, off

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PALM 3 OFF Artist Neil Shawcross with Peter Mulgrew and Cllr Niall O Donnghaile in Belfast yesterday

Mayor lends a hand, or two, for art centre

CLASH OF THE DAY Gary's sketches infringe the club's intellectual property rights, according to an NUFC spokesman who confirmed the legal threat GIVEN THE BRUSH OFF Artist Gary Hogg

It's cartoon barmy; Toon's court threat to man for sketches

Funkadelic Mastermind George Clinton Kicks Off Artist Community

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Salman Rafiq Wednesday said that there was a need to create an endowment fund to help the needy artists, in which government as well as well off artists and philanthropists should contribute.

Minister gives cheque of financial assistance to Javed Kodoo

Assemble's work with residents regenerating homes in the Granby 4 Streets area of Toxteth saw off artists Bonnie Camplin, Janice Kerbel and Nicole Wermers for the prestigious award.

'We're lucky to work with residents'

It is a strong claim for the form, and one that might -- and has -- put off artists and readers alike.

The art of bringing people together

A malign example is Philip Morris' donation of money to museums, symphony orchestras, and opera houses, cynically aimed at buying off artists who might otherwise work to ban cigarettes.

Whose corporate social responsibility?

He denied helping to rip off artists, profiting from their work or abusing copyrights.

WEBSITE OWNER CLEARED; IT whizz not guilty of music piracy plot

The hearings, which were designed to take testimony and not consider policy, produced a general consensus that until all nations respect intellectual property rights, pirates will always find safe harbors from which to rip off artists, producers and the wide range of people their productions employ.

Film piracy heads north of border THEFT: Canada has growing role in illegal distribution

We must defend ideas, inventions and creativity from rip off artists and thieves,'' said U.

U.S. keeps China, Russia on 'priority watch' list on copyright piracy

He added the society are keeping a close eye on the situation to stop pirates ripping off artists.

Pop artists ringing up a fortune

And some people have even had their phones cut off because they could not pay the bills after becoming hooked on these rip off artists," he slammed.

Phoning a fortune-teller will cost you a fortune

But the achievements of all three were dwarfed by The Beatles who held off artists such as Elvis Presley and Madonna for the top spot in the special chart.

Shaky and Tom prove huge hits

BROWNED OFF Artists John Dyer, left, and Andy Morley and left, the controversial characters in their Metro artwork

Schnell Get that painting off our Metro station wall; German bosses unhappy with 'little Hitler' cartoon

I don't believe that I was helping anybody to con artists or rip off artists," he told jurors.