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Vampire

//ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.

    "Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology."

  2. 2
    (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living wordnet
  3. 3
    A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on. colloquial, humorous, usually

    "Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth"

  4. 4
    A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth. colloquial
  5. 5
    A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
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  1. 6
    A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc. derogatory, figuratively

    "emotional vampire"

  2. 7
    A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men. dated

    ""What followed this decision was exactly what we had expected: Mr. Fox, realizing that the public was tiring of Theda Bara in vampire roles, announced that he would star her in a production of Romeo and Juliet," she illustrated."

  3. 8
    A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist. US, slang

    "Only one technician in the hospital lab, in all we have encountered, uses it. […] Eric makes no complaints other than those directed at the vampires. Brenda and I do."

  4. 9
    Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one. US, jargon

    "Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations."

Verb
  1. 1
    To drain of energy or resources. figuratively, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of oupire.

Etymology 2

From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of oupire.

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