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Boswell
Bos·well
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ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəl
/
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-wel, -w
uh
l
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noun
1.
James,
1740–95,
Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.
2.
any devoted biographer of a specific person.
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Bos·well·i·an
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ən
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adjective
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Boswell
(ˈbɒzwəl)
—
n
James
. 1740--95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his
Life of Samuel Johnson
(1791)
Boswellian
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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