ogre Definition
ogre (ō′gər)
noun
- in fairy tales and folklore, a man-eating monster or giant
- a hideous, coarse, or cruel man
Etymology: Fr, prob. < MGr Ogōr, a Hungarian, prob. infl. by Fr orc < L Orcus, Pluto, Hades
ogre Related Forms
o′gre·ish (ō′gər is̸h) adjective or o′grishō′gris̸h
ogre Synonyms
ogre Usage Examples
Converse of object
- name: In a children's hospital, a nurse relates the story of a giant ogre named Pain to the young patients.
- see: A man saw the ogre 's mask fall off, he started to shout, " OGRE!
- depict: Within the Mail office is he the ogre so often depicted by his critics, I ask?
- battle: Greene has made it his mission to ride forth and battle the obesity ogre that's threatening us!
- voice: But it nearly wasn't so: Myers originally voiced the luminous green ogre using his native Canadian accent.
Adjective modifier
- giant: The giant ogre was smashing the gate with his huge ax each time iron cracked off sending sparks into the air.
- green: Rather than scaling buildings, 8 % of children would rather exchange cheeky remarks with the giant green ogre, Shrek.
- other: Ironreign new it would not hold for long, some of the other ogres began trying to climb the battlements.
- old: Very good face that reminds me of Jes Goodwins old Ogres.
- ugly: Shrek is a big ol ' ugly green ogre.
- hideous: Two girls are transformed into hideous ogres by a magic cabinet.
Noun used with modifier

