Dracula

//ˈdɹækjʊlə// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any vampire. nonstandard

    "But he would have had to have been over 250 years old! Like a Dracula or something."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
  2. 2
    A former prince of Wallachia.

Synonyms

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bete noirebogeybogeymanbugaboobugbearcount dracula

Example

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"Surrounded by hordes of vampires, Christopher Columbus once had an epic sword duel with Count Dracula in the latter's castle. After the Count cut off Columbus's hand, Columbus calmly picked it up, put it back in place, and proceeded to best the Count."

Etymology

From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”)), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul (literally “the Devil”) comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin dracō (“dragon”).

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count dracula

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