bolter

Noun

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.

Verb

1. To smear or become smeared with a grimy substance.
2. To sift or filter through a sieve or bolter.
3. To fish using a bolter.
4. To pound rapidly.
5. To swim or turn sideways while eating.
6. To miss a landing on an aircraft carrier by failing to catch the arresting gear wires with the aircraft's tailhook.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɒltə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From bolt + -er.

Synonyms

sieve

cribble

strainer

thunderer

bar screen

separating screen

shaker screen

shaker bed

shaker rack

screen sieve

separating grid

riddle

Translations

κόσκινο

αποστάτης

αποσκιρτών

κεραυνών

overloper

peneira

ماكنة لفصل النخالة من الطحين، المنخل

harnero

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