Orc
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɔɹk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orc is a noun meaning (fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.
Meaning
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.
More Meanings
- (by extension, Internet slang, ethnic slur) A Russian person.
- (archaic) Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.
- (slang, derogatory) A Russian soldier or gangster.
Example Sentences
There was a flash like flame and the helm burst asunder. The orc fell with cloven head.
Who at one stroke didst pare away three heads from off the shoulders of an Orke, begotten by an Incubus.
And now we must watch the old world go up in flames, in the mad spectacle of Putin’s orcs descending upon Kyiv to execute his macabre plan.
The latter phenomenon is similar to the conceptual division seen in Ainu society between kimun-kamuy, the bear spirit of the mountains, and repun-kamuy, the orc or dolphin spirit of the sea.
Word Forms
- orcs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orca, grampus, whale, beluga, cro, requiem.
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