bolter
Britishnoun
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an outsider in a contest or race
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history an escaped convict; bushranger
Example Sentences
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In a best-case scenario, they will be supported by Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue, possibly with space for a tearaway bolter.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
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 • Jun. 6, 2024
Brown began his shift as a roof bolter operator late Sunday at the D-29 Darby Fork coal mine in Harlan County, the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022
The league's biggest surprise, Cleveland acquired the 27-year-old LeVert to bolter their offense and get the Cavs closer to an Eastern Conference title.
From Fox News • Feb. 8, 2022
Milty bolter told me a grate story in school yesterday. it is troo. old Joe Mosey and Leon were playing cards one nite last week in the woods.
From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
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