# ogress

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊɡɹɛs/

## Definitions
1. A female ogre.
2. A fierce, unfriendly woman.

## Etymology
Borrowed in the early 1700s from French ogresse, equivalent to ogre + -ess. Piecewise doublet of orcess.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ogress