English Explanatory Dictionary

Baker Street Irregular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.
  2. A fan of Sherlock Holmes stories.

Word forms

Baker Street Irregular Baker Street Irregulars

Etymology

From the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, in which they were a group of street boys who assisted Holmes (who lived on Baker Street, London) with his investigations.

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