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vampire.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/General-American[ˈvɛ̃ə̯̃m.paɪɚ]General-American

  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. 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
    Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!

  3. A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.

    colloquial · offensive

  4. A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)

  5. A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.

    derogatory · figuratively
    emotional vampire
    You have to be careful what you tell her, because she's such a vampire for drama.

  6. A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.

    dated

  7. A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.

    US · slang

  8. Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.

    US · slang
    Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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.

verb/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/General-American[ˈvɛ̃ə̯̃m.paɪɚ]General-American

  1. To drain of energy or resources.

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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.

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