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3 definitions for ogre From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Ogre \O"gre\ ([=o]"g[~e]r), n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus
the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world,
hell.]
An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who
lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel
monster.
[1913 Webster]
His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den.
--Maccaulay.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
ogre
n 1: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: monster, fiend,
devil, demon]
2: (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "ogre":
Argus, Briareus, Cerberus, Charybdis, Cyclops, Dracula, Echidna,
Frankenstein, Gorgon, Harpy, Hydra, Loch Ness monster, Medusa,
Minotaur, Pegasus, Python, Scylla, Sphinx, Talos, Typhon, Wolf-man,
bogey, bogeyman, brute, bugaboo, bugbear, cad, centaur, chimera,
cockatrice, demon, dragon, drake, fee-faw-fum, fiend, frightener,
ghost, ghoul, giant, griffin, hippocampus, hobgoblin, holy terror,
horror, incubus, man-eater, mermaid, merman, monster, nightmare,
nixie, ogress, phantom, revenant, roc, sadist, salamander, satyr,
scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, scoundrel, sea horse, sea serpent,
siren, specter, succubus, terror, troll, unicorn, vampire, villain,
werewolf, windigo, xiphopagus, zombie
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