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Meanings of ogre in English

Portuguese
ogro
Catalan
fera
Spanish
diablo

A cruel wicked and inhuman person.

        ogro
        Usage of ogre in English
        1
        The Priest-General said it would be weeks before the ogre ships arrived.
        Secret of the Dragon
        2
        Skylan was astonished, therefore, to see the ogre godlord come after him.
        Bones of the Dragon
        3
        Skylan asked the ogre's spirit to forgive him for the rough treatment.
        Rage of the Dragon
        4
        The ogre said, You won all that I have fair and square.
        Rite of Passage
        5
        At last the fox came to the castle of the ogre himself.
        The Crimson Fairy Book
        6
        The political boss is not the unscrupulous ogre that the muck-rakers picture.
        The Man in Court
        7
        That's the way your dear departed granny roars, not a full-grown ogre.
        Shadow prowler
        8
        It allowed him to enjoy them without having to play the ogre.
        Crossings
        9
        When the ogre came home, the wife hid Jack in the copper.
        Favorite Fairy Tales
        10
        You are going to buy us safe passage through the ogre fleet.
        Secret of the Dragon
        11
        In which 1992 sequel will you encounter current presidential ogre Donald Trump?
        The Irish Times
        12
        Looking up, he saw an ogre holding a trident and peering down.
        Bones of the Dragon
        13
        Startled, Shard looked up, just realizing she was within the ogre's reach.
        The iron king
        14
        What did Morgan look like, William wondered: an ogre in his den?
        New york: the novel
        15
        Why he would eat them for his breakfast; he's a regular ogre.
        Mauprat
        16
        If such a pale-eyed ogre existed, it had no interest in us.
        Relentless
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