bolter

/ (ˈbəʊltə) /


nounAustralian informal
  1. an outsider in a contest or race

  2. history an escaped convict; bushranger

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How to use bolter in a sentence

  • A wealthy Victorian was arrested as a Tasmanian bolter while I was in the colony.

    Greater Britain | Charles Wentworth Dilke
  • One of her tricks, bolting, was not so very serious, but now she proved herself a “blind bolter.”

    The Night Riders | Ridgwell Cullum