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vampire
[ vam-pahyuhr ]
noun
- a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- (in Eastern European folklore) a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.
- a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist.
- a woman who unscrupulously exploits, ruins, or degrades the men she seduces.
- an actress noted for her roles as an unscrupulous seductress:
the vampires of the silent movies.
vampire
/ ˈvæmpaɪə; væmˈpɪrɪk /
noun
- (in European folklore) a corpse that rises nightly from its grave to drink the blood of the living
- See vampire bat
- a person who preys mercilessly upon others, such as a blackmailer
- See vamp 1
- theatre a trapdoor on a stage
Derived Forms
- vampiric, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±¹²¹³¾Â·±è¾±°ù·¾±³¦ [vam-, pir, -ik], ±¹²¹³¾Â·±è¾±°ù·¾±²õ³ó [vam, -pahy, uh, r-ish], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vampire1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vampire1
Example Sentences
Described by the Guardian as a "deliciously pulpy supernatural soap opera", the TV version was part of a craze for vampire stories that also included Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight and True Blood.
Smith, who created the “Vampire Diaries†book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name and contributed to pop culture’s obsession with vampires, has died.
At the first game of the following season, some opposition fans turned up dressed as vampires.
To justify this outright disinformation, Musk has insisted that "millions of people" getting Social Security checks are "definitely dead," calling them "vampires" and declaring "tax dollars are being stolen."
Turns out that Trump isn’t just a vampire, but he likes to play with his food before he eats it.
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