1
: a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
2
a
: something that resembles a dagger
b
: a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date
see also at daggers drawn, look daggers
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After the Broncos went three-and-out on their first drive of the second half last Sunday against Green Bay, the Packers hovered over them with a dagger.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Some people turn the dagger inward; others direct the blade toward the culprits, in real life or in fantasy.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The dagger, however, is making Lilly behave very strangely.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Sam Hauser hit three of those six daggers early in the fourth and Derrick White hit two.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Some people turn the dagger inward; others direct the blade toward the culprits, in real life or in fantasy.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The dagger, however, is making Lilly behave very strangely.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dagger. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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dagger
noun
dag·ger
ˈdag-ər 
1
: a short weapon for stabbing
2
: a symbol † used in printing as a reference mark to indicate a death date
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