Boswell
[
boz
-wel, -w
uh
l]
/ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəl/
noun
1.
James,
1740–95,
Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.
2.
any devoted biographer of a specific person.
Related forms
Boswellian
[boz-
wel
-ee-
uh
n]
/bɒzˈwɛl i ən/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
Boswell
Boswell
/
ˈbɒzwəl
/
noun
1.
James
. 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his
Life of Samuel Johnson
(1791)
Derived Forms
Boswellian
(
bɒzˈwɛlɪən
)
adjective