A baker's dozen, thirteen. -- Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

baker, n. a person who bakes and sells bread, cakes, etc., esp. professionally.

Idiom

baker's dozen thirteen (so called from the former bakers' custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold; the exact reason for this is unclear).

Etymology

OE b{aelig}cere

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THESAURUS

baker

bookdealer, bookseller, butcher, chandler, chef, chef de cuisine, chief cook, clothing merchant, confectioner, cook, culinarian, culinary artist, draper, drysalter, fishmonger, fishwife, florist, footwear merchant, fruiterer, fry cook, furnisher, furrier, greengrocer, grocer, groceryman, haberdasher, hardwareman, ironmonger, jeweler, kitchener, liquor merchant, newsdealer, pastry chef, pastrycook, perfumer, poulterer, saddler, short-order cook, stationer, tobacconist, vintner, wine merchant

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