# bolter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒltə/ · frequency rank #64,939

## Definitions
1. A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
2. A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
3. A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour.
4. A person who sifts flour or meal.
5. A filter mechanism.
6. An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory.
7. A horse that wins at long odds.
8. In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success.
9. A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee.
10. A missed landing on an aircraft carrier; an aircraft that has made a missed landing.
11. A kind of fishing line; a boulter.
12. Someone who equips a sport route by putting bolts in the rock.

## Etymology
From bolt + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bolter