Associations to the word «Ogre»

Wiktionary

OGRE, noun. (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
OGRE, noun. (figuratively) A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.
OGRE, proper noun. A town in central Latvia

Dictionary definition

OGRE, noun. A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
OGRE, noun. (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley