bolter

  1. Noun.  A person or thing that bolts.
  2. Noun.  (botany, horticulture) A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
  3. Noun.  (context, flour milling) A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour.
  4. Noun.  (context, petroleum refining) A filter mechanism.
  5. Noun.  (Australia, sport) An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory.
  6. Noun.  (Australia, horseracing) A horse that wins at long odds.
  7. Noun.  (New Zealand, sport) In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success.
  8. Noun.  (US, politics) A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee.
  9. Noun.  (military, _) A missed landing on an aircraft carrier; an aircraft that has made a missed landing.

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