Bolder or bolder is the comparative ( more than ) form of "bold", meaning daring, brave, or conspicuous--
They think he will win, because he is bolder.
You'll have to be bolder if you want to get ahead.
That outfit is bolder than the clothes she usually wears.
Boulder or boulder ( rhymes with bolder ) means a very large, rounded, rock, separated from its surroundings--
A boulder came loose and rolled down the hill, and now the highway is closed.
A large boulder marks the end of the trail.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"A bolder man wouldn't hide behind a boulder."
Note--"Boulder" ( a proper name, and always capitalized ) is a city in Colorado--
He can't decide whether to go to Boulder or Denver.
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