ogre[noun]Synonyms: monster, bogeyman, bugbear, demon, devil, giant, spectre
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
o‧gre /ˈəʊɡə $ ˈoʊɡər/
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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲