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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ogre

/(ō"gẽr)/ · O·gre · IPA /ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/
01 n. An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
  1. 1.
    An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
    “His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den.” — Maccaulay.