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BOSWELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Boswell" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
Synonyms:
Boswell; James Boswell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
