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noun

dagger

DAG-er/ˈdæɡər/

A short sharp-pointed stabbing knife.

A short dagger with a pointed steel blade lies diagonally.

A single short dagger lying diagonally on white ground, with a sharply pointed double-edged steel blade, compact crossguard, and plain wrapped grip.
Etymology
daggerOld Frenchdagger

Dagger is apparently related to Old French dague, naming the same kind of weapon: a short blade for thrusting. The deeper origin of that name remains uncertain.

In context

Enhanced Public Domain207:08
she draws forth a short dagger I start with fright when its blade gleams in front of my eyes I actually believe that she is about to kill me
1800s Psychological Audiobook 📖 Venus in Furs — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

More examples

  • The guard carries a dagger in a sheath at his waist.
  • She draws her dagger when the enemy approaches.
  • The museum displays two daggers beside a suit of armor.

Forms

dagger · daggers

Similar words

knife
A broader term covering cutting tools as well as weapons.
stiletto
A type of dagger with a particularly narrow, pointed blade.