English

Proper noun

Boswell

1. A Scottish habitational surname​ of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
2. James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson.

Derived terms

• Boswellian
• Boswellize

Noun

Boswell ‎(plural Boswells)

1. A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.
   • 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Scandal in Bohemia':

     "I think that I had better go, Holmes."//"Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it."

Anagrams

• bellows