A “lamster” LAM-ster) – a word with obscure origins – is a fugitive, especially from the law.
Example (as used by Christopher Loudon in The Financial Post): “The vast majority of identity-changers become scurrying lamsters, spinning an endless wheel of lies and deception… .”
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