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lamster

[ lam-ster ]
/ ˈlæm stər /
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noun Slang.
a fugitive from the law.
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Also lamister.

Origin of lamster

First recorded in 1900–05; lam2 + -ster

Words nearby lamster

lamp shell, lamp standard, lamp trimmer, lampworking, lampyrid, lamster, Lamus, Lamut, Lamy, LAN, Lana
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Words related to lamster

elusive, wanted, brief, criminal, ephemeral, flying, passing, short, temporary, volatile, wandering, avoiding, errant, erratic, escaping, evading, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, fugacious
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