Boswell

[ boz-wel, -wuhl ]

noun
  1. James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.

  2. any devoted biographer of a specific person.

Other words from Boswell

  • Bos·well·i·an [boz-wel-ee-uhn], /bɒzˈwɛl i ən/, adjective

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Boswell

/ (ˈbɒzwəl) /


noun
  1. James . 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)

Derived forms of Boswell

  • Boswellian (bɒzˈwɛlɪən), adjective

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