Sergeant Baker
noun
Sergeant Ba·ker
Definition of Sergeant Baker
: a brightly colored fish (Aulopus purpurissatus) related to the lantern fishes of the Australian coasts and becoming about two feet long
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Origin and Etymology of sergeant baker
probably from the name Sergeant Baker
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