bolters
Those who scatter
Bolters is the plural of bolter, a word with several meanings unified by sudden movement or separation.
A bolter is a horse or other animal that bolts—runs away suddenly.
In politics, especially American, a bolter is someone who abandons their party to support another candidate: The bolters refused to endorse the nominee.
In agriculture, a bolter is a plant that goes to seed prematurely.
A bolter can also be a sifting device, from an older sense of bolt meaning to sift flour.
Those fleeing from law
- runawaysThose who fled
- escapeesThose who fled confinement
- desertersThose who abandon service
- abscondersThose who flee secretly
defectors · refugees · exiles · renegades · rebels · outlaws · mavericks · flight
Milled grain powder
- meshInterlocking open weave
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- screeningEvaluative selection process
filtration · separation · grading · bran · middlings · milling · granulation · particle
fugitives
Those fleeing from law
absconders · defectors · refugees · exiles · renegades · rebels · outlaws · mavericks · flight · runners
flour
Milled grain powder
screening · filtration · separation · grading · bran · middlings · milling · granulation · particle · classification
bolts
Threaded metal fasteners
threading · hardware · assembly · tightening · anchoring · securing · rivets · fixtures