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
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The dagger is a metallurgical masterpiece that could be up to 2,500 years old, per the statement.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Threaten the rubber hand by attempting to stab it with a dagger, for instance, and the participants exhibit an involuntary startle or fear response.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
And then Caleb Love shooting that dagger at the end.
—Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
With four minutes left in the first half of Monday night’s Big East Championship game against Creighton, superstar Paige Bueckers hit a wide-open 3-pointer that already felt like a dagger for the UConn women’s basketball team.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Threaten the rubber hand by attempting to stab it with a dagger, for instance, and the participants exhibit an involuntary startle or fear response.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
And then Caleb Love shooting that dagger at the end.
—Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
With four minutes left in the first half of Monday night’s Big East Championship game against Creighton, superstar Paige Bueckers hit a wide-open 3-pointer that already felt like a dagger for the UConn women’s basketball team.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dagger. Accessed 14 Apr. 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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