Synonyms for dagger
ˈdæg ərdag·ger

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1. dagger, stickernoun

   a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

   Synonyms:
   thorn, spikelet, paster, spine, pricker, poser, dagger, sticker, toughie, stumper, prickle, gummed label, obelisk

2. dagger, obelisknoun

   a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

   Synonyms:
   sticker, obelisk, dagger

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1. • Character
   • Knife

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1. daggernoun

   Synonyms:
   poniard, dirk, stiletto

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1. daggernoun

   Synonyms:
   stiletto, poniard, bowie knife, dirk, obelisk

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1. List of paraphrases for "dagger":

   knife, sword

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1. List of known nicknames for "Dagger":

   Anders "Dagger" Sandberg, Anders Sandberg

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1. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Using sacred Islam's name, exploiting it, this terrorist group which spills Muslim blood has gone as far as attacking the town where the mosque and blessed remains of our Prophet are located, daesh is a dagger plunged into the chest of Muslims. Whoever gives support to this group, whether out of sectarian fanaticism or another motive, commits the same sin.

2. David Horowitz:

   Sanctuary campuses are not only part of a radical attack on America’s social, political, and educational establishment but a dagger aimed at the rule of law and the nation’s safety.

3. William Shakespeare:

   Thy words, I grant are bigger, for I wear not, my dagger in my mouth.

4. Bettina Tremmel:

   The discovery of the dagger was emotional. We were lost for words, imagine: Though thousands of Roman soldiers were stationed in Haltern over almost 15 years or more, there are only a few finds of weapons, especially complete and intact ones.

5. Christian Baldauf:

   Who can understand that a rejected asylum seeker who has been tried several times for various violent crimes cannot be deported, but the same man manages to travel back to his home country in a cloak and dagger operation?