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

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Nathaniel Hawthorne