vampire
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vampire
- /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ US
- [ˈvɛ̃ə̯̃m.paɪɚ] US
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
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Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrьder.
Serbo-Croatian vampirbor.
German Vampirbor.
French vampirebor.
English vampire
From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь, further possibly from Proto-Turkic *ōpur (“glutton, witch, evil spirit”), or from native construction. Doublet of dhampir and oupire.
noun vampires · vampyre · wampyr
- 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.
- A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on. Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth
- A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
- A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
- A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc. emotional vampire
- A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men. "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.
- A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist. 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.
- Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one. Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.
verb vampires · vampiring · vampired · vampyre · wampyr
- To drain of energy or resources.
