clip artist(n = noun.person) - a swindler who fleeces the victim;
is a kind of chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler

abstract artist, alligator clip, artist, ballyhoo artist, bicycle clip, bulldog clip, bunco artist, cartridge clip, clip, clip art, clip joint, clip lead, commercial artist, con artist, film clip, gem clip, graphic artist, lampoon artist, paper clip, pavement artist, performing artist, pincurl clip, roach clip, scenic artist, striptease artist, tie clip, trouser clip