Sergeant Baker

noun

Sergeant Ba·​ker

: a brightly colored fish (Aulopus purpurissatus) related to the lantern fishes of the Australian coasts and becoming about two feet long

Word History

Etymology

probably from the name Sergeant Baker

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Rhymes for Sergeant Baker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker