Definition of bolter in English:

bolter

noun ˈbəʊltə

1A person or animal that bolts or runs away.
筛粉者；逃脱者；筛粉用具；门闩，窗闩
Example sentencesExamples
- If your horse is a bolter, use a long lead shank, and if necessary, a stud chain over the nose or under the chin.
- My three year old is a bolter - he loves to bolt in public places.
- After 1884, some bolters became Democrats and helped revive Democratic strength in New England in the early 1890s.
1. 1.1Australian, NZ An outsider in a sporting event or other competition.
  〈澳〉（体育比赛或其他竞赛中）不大可能获胜的选手
  Example sentencesExamples
  When she introduced the previous amending bill, we said she did not have a bolter's hope of registering the 70,000 chemicals and substances that were required to be registered by the deadline.
  I say to the House that I bet that the Commerce Committee does not have a bolter's hope of getting this bill back in a month's time.
  The Government does not have a bolter's show of ever achieving the goal of 10 percent.
2. 1.2Australian historical An escaped convict or absconder.
  〈澳，史〉逃犯
  Example sentencesExamples
  The most famous of the convict bolters was Jack Donahue, an Irishman who arrived in Sydney in 1825, aged eighteen.
  In Tasmania between 1810 and 1825 there were as many as 100 ‘bolters’ out in the bush at any one time.

Rhymes

coulter (US colter), Volta

单词	bolter
释义	Definition of bolter in English: bolter noun ˈbəʊltə 1A person or animal that bolts or runs away. 筛粉者；逃脱者；筛粉用具；门闩，窗闩 Example sentencesExamples If your horse is a bolter, use a long lead shank, and if necessary, a stud chain over the nose or under the chin. My three year old is a bolter - he loves to bolt in public places. After 1884, some bolters became Democrats and helped revive Democratic strength in New England in the early 1890s. 1.1Australian, NZ An outsider in a sporting event or other competition. 〈澳〉（体育比赛或其他竞赛中）不大可能获胜的选手 Example sentencesExamples When she introduced the previous amending bill, we said she did not have a bolter's hope of registering the 70,000 chemicals and substances that were required to be registered by the deadline. I say to the House that I bet that the Commerce Committee does not have a bolter's hope of getting this bill back in a month's time. The Government does not have a bolter's show of ever achieving the goal of 10 percent. 1.2Australian historical An escaped convict or absconder. 〈澳，史〉逃犯 Example sentencesExamples The most famous of the convict bolters was Jack Donahue, an Irishman who arrived in Sydney in 1825, aged eighteen. In Tasmania between 1810 and 1825 there were as many as 100 ‘bolters’ out in the bush at any one time. Rhymes coulter (US colter), Volta
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