bolter

/ ˈbəʊltə /

noun

1. an outsider in a contest or race
2. history an escaped convict; bushranger

Example Sentences

Gloucester centre Llewellyn, 26, was left out of Wales' Six Nations squad, but with seven Premiership tries this season and three starts in the autumn Tests, Tuttiett believes he could still be a potential Lions bolter.

From BBC

Monye reckons a big tournament for Ireland fly-half Prendergast would put him in the mix as a Lions bolter.

From BBC

How about a Lions bolter from one of Ireland's fly-halves?

From BBC

Adam Wharton has come from nowhere to be the "bolter" in England's squad but his brilliant cameo against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday told Southgate all he needed to know.

From BBC

Deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, was shot as he approached the driver’s window at about 9 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• defector
• deserter
• fugitive
• runaway