ogre
noun/ˈəʊɡə(r)/
/ˈəʊɡər/
- (in stories) a cruel and frightening giant who eats people
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- a very frightening person
- My boss is a real ogre.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, first used by the French writer Perrault in 1697.
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