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Baker Street Irregular

Baker Street Irregular noun: a casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.

Noun

Baker Street Irregular (plural Baker Street Irregulars)

  1. A casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.
    • I'd be glad to hear anything you might dig up. You could be a kind of Baker Street Irregular yourself. But please understand, the way it stands now the Harkness death is classified as a suicide or accident.2005, Lloyd Davis, Campus Delicti: A Dan Quarrier Mystery
    • 'And I don't understand your position at all. It seems quite irregular.'
      'So it is, madam. I may be called a Baker Street Irregular. […]'2010, Michael Innes, Appleby's Other Story
  2. A fan of Sherlock Holmes stories.
    • This hope reflected Starrett's tongue-in-cheek faith as a Baker Street Irregular that Sherlock Holmes actually lived and that the stories about him were all factual, written by the faithful Doctor Watson from voluminous records.1952 December 29, Life, page 62
    • On this night, in 1934 New York, a few enthusiasts met to celebrate the birthday of the man they most respected, admired and loved. The Baker Street Irregulars were officially born.2021 October 14, Anthony Boucher, The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of Baker Street Irregular

pluralBaker Street Irregulars

Origin of Baker Street Irregular

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.

Questions about Baker Street Irregular

What does Baker Street Irregular mean?
Baker Street Irregular means a casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.
What part of speech is Baker Street Irregular?
Baker Street Irregular is a noun.
What is the plural of Baker Street Irregular?
The plural of Baker Street Irregular is Baker Street Irregulars.

Words near Baker Street Irregular in the dictionary

  1. Baker County
  2. Baker day
  3. Baker days
  4. Baker Island
  5. Baker Street
  6. Baker Street Irregular
  7. Baker Street Irregulars
  8. baker's
  9. baker's ammonia
  10. baker's chocolate
  11. baker's chocolates

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