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dagger
noun
dag·ger
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Definition of dagger
1
: a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
2a
: something that resembles a dagger
b
: a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date
at daggers drawn
look daggers
or stare daggers
: in a state of open hostility or conflict
: to stare angrily
they looked daggers at each other across the table
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Other Words from dagger
daggerlike
\ ˈda-gər-ˌlīk
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of dagger in a Sentence
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Dorrow, who caught a touchdown pass on the Unicorns’ opening drive, also hauled in the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter and then provided a 44-yard punt return to set up the dagger, which came on a 20-yard TD run from Ryker Purdy. — Tucker Stephenson, ExpressNews.com, "New Braunfels scores 24 unanswered to defeat Alamo Heights," 30 Aug. 2019 Shaped like a dagger jutting south into the Adriatic, Istria has long been celebrated as a place of epicurean wonders, but in many ways still feels like a secret. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "Istria Has All the Beauty of the Mediterranean and None of Croatia's Crowds," 16 Aug. 2019 To the Courier-Express newsroom, this looked like a dagger aimed at the newspaper’s future. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "How Warren Buffett, who says the news business is ‘toast,’ tried to kill my first paper," 4 June 2019 One of his prized possessions is a dagger given to their family by Marco Polo (or so the legend says). — Andrea Reiher, refinery29.com, "The Cast Of Netflix's Murder Mystery Is Full Of Actors You Kinda, Sorta Remember From Something Else," 3 June 2019 For the night, the Wolverines forced 20 turnovers, but Mukwonago’s response to this particular run felt like a dagger. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Five takeaways: Mukwonago 71, Waukesha West 57," 12 Jan. 2018 Most species can open their mouths wide enough to devour prey whole, using their fangs not only as daggers but as bars of a cage. — William J. Broad, New York Times, "The Creepy Anglerfish Comes to Light. (Just Don’t Get Too Close.)," 29 July 2019 This dagger has been on Game of Thrones since Season 1. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "How Arya Was Able to Kill the Night King on Game of Thrones," 29 Apr. 2019 Dhoni is an honorary lieutenant colonel of India's territorial army special forces -- just the second Indian cricketer to receive this honor -- and during his side's opening victory against South Africa, sported their dagger logo on his gloves. — Ben Morse, CNN, "MS Dhoni asked to remove military insignia from wicketkeeping gloves," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dagger.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dagger
dagger
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dagger
: a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon
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dagger
noun
dag·ger
| \ ˈda-gər
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Kids Definition of dagger
: a short knife used for stabbing
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