Boswell

[ boz-wel, -wuhl ]

noun

1. James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.
2. any devoted biographer of a specific person.

Boswell

/ ˈbɒzwəl; bɒzˈwɛlɪən /

noun

1. BoswellJames17401795MScottishWRITING: authorWRITING: biographerLAW: lawyer James . 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)

Derived Forms

• Boswellian, adjective

Other Words From

• Bos·well·i·an [boz-, wel, -ee-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

He was taken to Boswell Wilkie Circus in South Africa and trained to perform tricks.

From BBC

That initial core group — Nahmias, Carl Buratti, Marie Boswell and Erica Kopmar — were all strangers who became close friends, “like a little tribe,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Bailey Boswell, 30, was convicted in 2020 of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the death of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe.

From Seattle Times

Boswell’s co-defendant and boyfriend at the time of the killing, 58-year-old Aubrey Trail, was convicted of the same charges in 2019 and sentenced to death in 2021.

From Seattle Times

Prosecutors said Boswell and Trail had been planning to kill someone before Boswell met Loofe on the dating app Tinder.

From Seattle Times