Associations to the word «Boswell»

Wiktionary

BOSWELL, proper noun. A Scottish habitational surname​ of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
BOSWELL, proper noun. James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson.
BOSWELL, noun. A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.

Dictionary definition

BOSWELL, noun. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795).
BOSWELL, noun. A devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke