1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Boswell

Definition of Boswell in English :

Define Boswell in English

Boswell meaning in English

Meaning of Boswell in English

Pronunciation of Boswell in English

Boswell pronunciation in English

Pronounce Boswell in English

Boswell

see synonyms of boswell

Noun

1. boswell, james boswell

Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

2. boswell

a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Boswell

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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Boswell

see synonyms of boswell
noun
a biographer whose information is obtained through close observation of, or intimate association with, the subject
James1740-95; Scot. lawyer & writer: biographer of Samuel Johnson

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Boswell

see synonyms of boswell
British lawyer, diarist, and writer renowned as Samuel Johnson's biographer.
n.
An assiduous and devoted admirer, student, and recorder of another's words and deeds.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

formication

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches