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Ogre

Ogre Meaning & Definition
Ogre Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ogre?

[n] (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
[n] a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ogre: demon | devil | fiend | monster

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See Also | demoniac | disagreeable person | giant | ogress | unpleasant person

Ogre In Webster's Dictionary

\O"gre\, n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster. His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den. --Maccaulay.

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