English Explanatory Dictionary

ogre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, grotesque, brutish humanoid monster, typically marked by great strength and a propensity to kill or devour humans.
  2. A cruel person.
name
  1. A city in central Latvia.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊ.ɡə/ ōʹgər /ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/ en-us-ogre.ogg en-au-ogre.ogg

Word forms

ogre ogres

Etymology

First attested in the 18th century, borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishment upon oath-breakers. Doublet of orc and Orcus.

Related words

ogress

Derived words

ogreish ogrish ogreism ogreless ogrelike ogrely ogreness ogreous ogresque she-ogre
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