vampire

See also: Vampire

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French vampire, from German Vampir, from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr (said to be an alteration of a term *upir).[1][2] Compare Russian упы́рь (upýrʹ), Polish upiór, etc.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Noun

vampire (plural vampires)

  1. A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living. [from earlier 18th c.]
  2. (colloquial) A person with the medical condition Systemic lupus erythematosus, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
  3. A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) [from later 18th c.]
  4. (figuratively, derogatory) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.

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Verb

vampire (third-person singular simple present vampires, present participle vampiring, simple past and past participle vampired)

  1. (transitive, figuratively) To drain of energy or resources.

See also

References

  1. ↑ “vampire” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  2. ↑ “vampire” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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Esperanto

Adverb

vampire

  1. vampirically

French

Noun

vampire m (plural vampires)

  1. vampire

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Further reading

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vamˈpi.re]

Noun

vampire f pl

  1. plural of vampiră
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