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ogre
noun
[ ˈəʊɡə ]
• (in folklore) a man-eating giant.
Similar:
monster
,
giant
,
troll
,
bogeyman
,
bogey
,
demon
,
devil
,
bugbear
,
Origin:
early 18th century: from French, first used by the French writer Perrault in 1697.
