how to pronounce dagger

/ˈdæɡ.əɹ/

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dagger is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dagger in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… dispatched by sword dagger or …”

meaning of dagger

Dagger is a knife with a sharply pointed blade.

dagger frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word dagger occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.