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Definition of ogress

ogress

/ˈoʊ.ɡɹəs/
o · gress
Plural:ogresses
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Adjective:ogreish
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• noun

1

A female ogre; a monstrous, man-eating female giant in folklore and fairy tales.

Example

"In the classic fairy tale, the clever children outwitted the fearsome ogress and escaped from her castle."

2

A cruel, frightening, or domineering woman.

Example

"The strict boarding school headmistress was unfairly caricatured by the students as a tyrannical ogress."

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• Nearby Words

ogler
ogooue
ogre
ogress
ogun
oh
oh my god

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from French 'ogresse', the feminine form of 'ogre', which was popularized by Charles Perrault in his 1697 fairy tales and likely derives ultimately from Latin 'Orcus', a god of the underworld.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Ogress. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/ogress
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