What does ogre mean?

Definitions for ogre
ˈoʊ gərogre

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ogre.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogrenoun

    a cruel wicked and inhuman person

  2. ogrenoun

    (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

Wiktionary

  1. ogrenoun

    A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

  2. ogrenoun

    A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.

  3. Ogrenoun

    A town in central Latvia

  4. Etymology: First attested in the 18th century, from ogre, from Orcus, from Όρκος, the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος) who inflicts punishment upon perjurers.

Wikipedia

  1. Ogre

    An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world. They appear in many classic works of literature, and are most often associated in fairy tales and legend with a taste for infants. In mythology, ogres are often depicted as inhumanly large, tall, and having a disproportionately large head, abundant hair, unusually colored skin, a voracious appetite, and a strong body. Ogres are closely linked with giants and with human cannibals in mythology. In both folklore and fiction, giants are often given ogrish traits (such as the giants in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Jack the Giant Killer", the Giant Despair in The Pilgrim's Progress, and the Jötunn of Norse mythology); while ogres may be given giant-like traits. Famous examples of ogres in folklore include the ogre in "Puss in Boots" and the ogre in "Hop-o'-My-Thumb". Other characters sometimes described as ogres include the title character from "Bluebeard", the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, Humbaba from the Epic of Gilgamesh, Grendel from Beowulf, Polyphemus the Cyclops from Homer's Odyssey, the man-eating giant in "Sinbad the Sailor", the oni of Japanese folklore and the ghouls of pre-Islamic Arabian religion.

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  1. ogre

    An ogre is a mythical creature often depicted in fairy tales and folklore as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, particularly infants and children. They are often characterized as cruel, monstrous, and unintelligent. The term is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to someone who is extremely unpleasant, intimidating, or difficult to deal with.

Wikidata

  1. Ogre

    Ogres are beings that are usually depicted as large, hideous, humanoid monsters. They are frequently featured in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world. Ogres appear in many classic works of literature, and are most often described in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings. In visual art, ogres are often depicted as having a large head, abundant hair and beard, a voracious appetite, and a strong body.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ogre

    ō′gėr, n. a man-eating monster or giant of fairy tales:—fem. O′gress.—adj. O′greish. [Fr. ogre—Sp. ogro—L. orcus, the lower world.]

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Anagrams for ogre »

  1. ergo

  2. goer

  3. gore

  4. rego

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ogre in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ogre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ogre in a Sentence

  1. Chris Farley:

    People see me and they go, 'Help! A big, stupid, stinky, smelly, ugly ogre! I'm so scared!' And they judge me before they even know me.

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