Definitions for ogreˈoʊ gər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•greˈoʊ gər(n.)
a monster in fairy tales, usu. represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
Category: Mythology
a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous person.
Origin of ogre:
1705–15; < F, perh. 蠐 L OrcusOrcus
o′gre•ish•ly(adv.)
o′grish•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre(noun)
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
ogre(noun)
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
Wiktionary
ogre(Noun)
A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
ogre(Noun)
A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.
Ogre(ProperNoun)
A town in central Latvia
Origin: First attested in the 18th century, from ogre, from Orcus, from Όρκος, the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος) who inflicts punishment upon perjurers.
Translations for ogre
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ogre(noun)
in fairy stories, a frightening, cruel giant.
- paaiboelie, skrikbeeld, bullebakAfrikaans
- غولArabic
- великанBulgarian
- ogrePortuguese (BR)
- obr lidožroutCzech
- das UngeheuerGerman
- uhyreDanish
- δράκος (σε παραμύθια)Greek
- ogroSpanish
- kuri kollEstonian
- دیو؛ آدمخوارFarsi
- jättiläinenFinnish
- ogreFrench
- עֲנָק אוֹכֵל אָדָםHebrew
- नरपिशाच, नरभक्षी, राक्षसHindi
- divCroatian
- emberevő óriásHungarian
- raksasa yang jahat dan menakutkanIndonesian
- tröllIcelandic
- orcoItalian
- 鬼Japanese
- (동화, 민화의) 사람 잡아먹는 도깨비Korean
- žmogėdra, milžinasLithuanian
- milzis cilvēkēdājsLatvian
- gergasiMalay
- mensenetende reusDutch
- troll, uhyre, riseNorwegian
- olbrzym, ludożerca, ludojadPolish
- دیو؛ آدمخوارPersian
- ديوPashto
- ogrePortuguese
- căpcăunRomanian
- великан-людоедRussian
- obor– ľudožrútSlovak
- velikan, ljudožerecSlovenian
- džinSerbian
- [människoätande] jätteSwedish
- ยักษ์กินมนุษย์เป็นอาหารThai
- devTurkish
- 妖魔，食人魔鬼Chinese (Trad.)
- людожер-велетеньUkrainian
- ديوUrdu
- yêu tinhVietnamese
- 妖魔，食人魔鬼Chinese (Simp.)
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