/ Dictionary / Index B baker: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bak•er Pronunciation: (bā'kur), [key] — n. a person who bakes. a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc. a small portable oven. (usually cap.) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B. Ba•ker Pronunciation: (bā'kur), [key] — n. 1840–1907, English engineer. 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama. born 1925, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85. born 1933, English mezzo-soprano. 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S. 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21. (“David Grayson”), 1870–1946, U.S. author. a mountain in NW Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 ft. (3277 m). a town in central Louisiana. 12,865. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: baker (Thesaurus) Bake-Off Baker Island Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language