BOSWELL Meaning of BOSWELL in English Bos ‧ well, James /ˈbɒzwəl $ ˈbɑːz-/ BrE AmE (1740–95) a Scottish lawyer and writer, famous for his book about the life of Samuel ↑ Johnson Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012