ogre

[ oh-ger ]
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noun
  1. a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.

  2. a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous person.

Origin of ogre

1
1705–15; <French; perhaps ≪ Latin OrcusOrcus

Other words for ogre

Other words from ogre

  • o·gre·ish [oh-ger-ish], /ˈoʊ gər ɪʃ/, o·grish [oh-grish], /ˈoʊ grɪʃ/, adjective
  • o·gre·ish·ly, o·grish·ly, adverb
  • o·gre·ism, ogrism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ogre

ogre

/ (ˈəʊɡə) /


noun
  1. (in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh

  2. any monstrous or cruel person

Origin of ogre

1
C18: from French, perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the infernal regions

Derived forms of ogre

  • ogreish, adjective
  • ogress, fem n

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