Definitions for Boswell
ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəlboswell

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boswell, James Boswellnoun

   Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

2. Boswellnoun

   a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds

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1. Boswellnoun

   A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.

2. Boswellnoun

   of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.

3. Boswellnoun

   James Boswell, biographer of Samuel Johnson.

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1. boswell

   A boswell refers to a person who documents, in detail, the life events, experiences, or accomplishments of another individual, often in an observant and devoted manner. This term originated from the name of James Boswell, an 18th-century biographer best known for "The Life of Samuel Johnson."

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1. Boswell

   Boswell is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,364 at the 2000 census.

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1. Boswell

   Dr. Johnson's press agent.

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1. BOSWELL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boswell is ranked #1591 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Boswell surname appeared 22,540 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Boswell.
   
   77.1% or 17,381 total occurrences were White.
   16.3% or 3,676 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 534 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 525 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 309 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 115 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Supporter
   • Writer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Boswell »

1. bellows

How to pronounce Boswell?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Boswell in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Boswell in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Boswell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Boswell in a Sentence

1. Angela Boswell:

   Well the reason I didn't report it or anything was I knew the person who had Evelyn Boswell of East Tennessee, and I didn't want them to run away with Evelyn Boswell of East Tennessee, and as soon as they thought anything was going on they just kinda vanished. So I'm just kinda worried, you know, about where they are at. What they're doing with Evelyn Boswell of East Tennessee at this point in time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Boswell
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Boswell
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Boswell
5. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=Boswell
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Boswell