ogre

Meaning of ogre

noun

(in folklore) a man-eating giant.

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

Information about ogre

Hyphenation of ogre

ogre

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • ogre is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

ogre synonyms

Meaning monster:

monster, fiend, devil, demon

Meaning an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size:

giant

Meaning (in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf:

troll

Meaning an imaginary evil spirit or being, used to frighten children:

bogeyman

Meaning a score of one stroke over par at a hole:

bogey

Meaning a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation:

bugbear

Translation of ogre

Anagrams of ogre

Egor, ergo, Gero, Goer, goer, Gore, gore, Oreg, Rego, rego, Roeg

Words that rhyme with ogre

No rhymes for ogre found