Difference between Ogre and Orc

What is the difference between Ogre and Orc?

Ogre as a noun is a type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. while Orc as a noun is a monstrous humanoid creature, semi-intelligent and usually aggressive.

Ogre

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.

Example sentence: Monsieur Puss came at last to a stately castle, the master of which was an Ogre, the richest ever known; for all the lands which the King had then passed through belonged to this castle.

Orc

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A monstrous humanoid creature, semi-intelligent and usually aggressive.

We hope you now know whether to use Ogre or Orc in your sentence.

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