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(ō′gər)

noun

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

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

Related Forms:

ogreish adjective or ogrish

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noun

A giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.
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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Related Forms:

oˈgre·ish (ōˈgər-ĭsh, ōˈgrĭsh) adjective

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