dagger Synonyms
Another word for dagger
• noun (Context 1)
A short, often double-edged knife with a pointed blade, primarily designed for stabbing or thrusting.
"The historical museum featured an ornate medieval dirk with a jeweled hilt."
• noun (Context 2)
A typographical symbol (†) used in printed text to indicate a footnote, a cross-reference, or to mark a person's death year.
"The editor placed a obelisk next to the author's name to indicate that he had passed away before publication."
• verb (Context 3)
To strike, pierce, or stab with a dagger.
"In the final act of the tragedy, the protagonist is treacherously daggered by his closest ally."
• verb (Context 4)
To mark a portion of text with a dagger symbol (†) for editorial or typographical purposes.
"The proofreader decided to obelize the obsolete terms in the glossary to draw the formatting team's attention."