Boswell, James Syllabification: (Bos·well, James)Pronunciation: /ˈbäzwəl, -ˌwel/Definition of Boswell, James (1740–95), Scottish author, companion and biographer of Samuel Johnson. Notable works: Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785) and The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791). Boswell, James in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Boswell, James in the British & World English dictionary
