Ogre vs. Oni
Ogre and Oni Definitions
Ogre
A giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.
Oni
A Japanese evil spirit or demon.
Ogre
A person who is considered particularly cruel, brutish, or ugly.
Oni
The military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy
Ogre
(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
Ogre
(figuratively) A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre.
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Ogre
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.
Ogre
A cruel wicked and inhuman person
Ogre
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
