Boswell
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Bos·well
(bŏz′wĕl′, -wəl)n.
An assiduous and devoted admirer, student, and recorder of another's words and deeds.
[After James Boswell.]
Bos′well·ize′ (-īz′) v.
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Boswell
(ˈbɒzwəl)n
(Biography) James. 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)
Boswellian adj
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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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