orc

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôrk)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
orc  (ôrk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsany of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
  2. a mythical monster, as an ogre.
  • Latin orca
  • 1510–20

O.R.C., 
  1. MilitaryOfficers' Reserve Corps.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orc /ɔːk/ n
  1. rare any of various whales, such as the killer and grampus
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin orca, perhaps from Greek orux whale
orc /ɔːk/ n
  1. one of an imaginary race of evil goblins, esp in the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien
Etymology: probably from Italian orco man-eating giant
'orc' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
orca

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