ogre

(ōgər)

noun

  1. in fairy tales and folklore, a man-eating monster or giant
  2. a hideous, coarse, or cruel man

Origin: Fr, prob. < MGr Ogōr, a Hungarian, prob. infl. by Fr orc < L Orcus, Pluto, Hades

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See ogre in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.
  2. A person who is felt to be particularly cruel, brutish, or hideous.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , probably ultimately from Latin Orcus, god of the underworld

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  • oˈgre·ish (ōˈgər-ĭsh, ōˈgrĭsh) adjective

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