ogre

ogre

noun \ˈō-gər\

Definition of OGRE

1

: a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings : monster

2

: a dreaded person or object

— ogre·ish \ˈō-g(ə-)rish\ adjective

Examples of OGRE

1. The book portrays their father as an ogre who mistreated them.
2. <a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description>

Origin of OGRE

French, probably ultimately from Latin Orcus, god of the underworld

First Known Use: 1713

Related to OGRE

Synonyms: grotesque, grotesquerie (also grotesquery), monstrosity, monster

Related Words: ogress; Frankenstein; bête noire, bogey (also bogie or bogy), bugaboo, bugbear; banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, fright, imp, incubus; horror, terror; abomination, anathema; abnormality, freak; mutant, mutation

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Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

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