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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ogre /ˈəʊgə/

▶noun (fem. ogress)

1 (in folklore) a man-eating giant.

2 a cruel or terrifying person.

– derivatives
ogreish (also ogrish) adjective.

– origin C18: from Fr.

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