o ‧ gre /ˈəʊɡə $ ˈoʊɡər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the dead ]
1 . a large imaginary person in children’s stories who eats people
2 . someone who seems cruel and frightening:
Her father sounded like a real ogre.