Boswell

Bos·well

B0410500 (bŏz′wĕl′, -wəl)n. An assiduous and devoted admirer, student, and recorder of another's words and deeds.

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[After James Boswell.]

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Bos′well·ize′ (-īz′) v.

Boswell

(ˈbɒzwəl) n (Biography) James. 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) Boswellian adj

Bos•well

(ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəl)

n. 1. James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson. 2. any devoted biographer of a specific person. Bos•well′i•an, adj.

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Noun	1.	Boswell - Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)James Boswell
	2.	Boswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deedsadmirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"