OGRE


Meaning of OGRE in English

/ ˈəʊgə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ noun

1.

(in stories) a cruel and frightening giant who eats people

2.

a very frightening person :

My boss is a real ogre.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from French , first used by the French writer Perrault in 1697.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.