Definitions for daggerˈdæg ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dag•gerˈdæg ər(n.)
a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
Category: Printing
Ref: Also called obelisk.
(v.t.)to stab with or as if with a dagger.
to mark with a printer's dagger.
Category: Printing
Idioms for dagger:
look daggers at,to look at with intense hostility or anger.
Category: Idiom
Origin of dagger:
1350–1400; ME, prob. alter. of OF dague, of obscure orig.; cf. dag
Princeton's WordNet
dagger, sticker(noun)
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
dagger, obelisk(noun)
a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Webster Dictionary
Dagger(noun)
a short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace
Dagger(noun)
a mark of reference in the form of a dagger [/]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk
Dagger(verb)
to pierce with a dagger; to stab
Dagger(noun)
a timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame
Translations for dagger
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
dagger(noun)
a knife or short sword for stabbing.
- dolkAfrikaans
- خَنْجَرArabic
- кинжалBulgarian
- adagaPortuguese (BR)
- dýkaCzech
- der DolchGerman
- dolk; daggertDanish
- στιλέτοGreek
- daga, puñalSpanish
- pistodaEstonian
- خنجر؛ دشنهFarsi
- tikariFinnish
- poignardFrench
- פִּגיוֹןHebrew
- छुरा, कटारHindi
- bodežCroatian
- tőrHungarian
- belatiIndonesian
- rÿtingurIcelandic
- pugnaleItalian
- 短刀Japanese
- 단검Korean
- durklasLithuanian
- duncisLatvian
- pisau belatiMalay
- dolkDutch
- dolk, daggertNorwegian
- sztyletPolish
- خنجر؛ دشنهPersian
- خنجر: چاړهPashto
- adagaPortuguese
- pumnalRomanian
- кинжалRussian
- dýkaSlovak
- bodaloSlovenian
- bodežSerbian
- dolkSwedish
- กริชThai
- hançer, kamaTurkish
- 匕首, 短劍Chinese (Trad.)
- кинджалUkrainian
- وار کرنے والا ایک خنجر یا چھوٹی تلوارUrdu
- dao gămVietnamese
- 匕首, 短剑Chinese (Simp.)
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