# Baker Street Irregular

> English word · Noun

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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