Vampire
Definitions
- A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
- A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
- 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.
- A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
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A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist. US, slang
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Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one. US, jargon
Equivalents
Españolvampiro
52 more languages
Afrikaansvampier
Azərbaycan dilivampir
Catalàvampir
Cymraegfampir
Danskvampyr
Esperantovampiro
Eestivampiir
Euskarabanpiro
עבריתערפד
Íslenskavampíra
Italianovampiro
ქართულივამპირი
Қазақ тіліқансімір
ភាសាខ្មែរខ្មោចអាប
Kurdîvampîr
ລາວຜີດິບ
Lietuviųvampyras
Latviešuvampīrs
Malagasyvampira
Македонскивампир
Bahasa Melayupuntianak
Nederlandsvampier
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਿਸ਼ਾਚ
Slovenčinaupír
Slovenščinavampir
Shqipdhampir
Svenskavampyr
Kiswahilimumiani
தமிழ்வவ்வால்
Tagalogbampira
Türkçevampir
Tiếng Việtma cà rồng
Examples
“Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.”
“[I]n the Village of Medreyga in Hungary, certain dead Bodies (call'd there Vampyres) had kill'd several Persons by sucking out all their Blood: That Arnold Paul, an Heyduke, having kill'd four Persons after he was dead, his Body was taken up 40 Days after, which bled at the Nose, Mouth and Ears: That, according to Custom, they drove a Stake thro' his Heart, at which he gave horrid Groan, and lost a great deal⟳ of Blood. And that all such as have⟳ been tormented or kill'd by Vampyres, become⟳ Vampyres when they are dead.”
“The universal belief is, that a person sucked by a vampyre becomes a vampyre himself, and sucks in his turn⟳.”
“From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get⟳ a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash.”
“I'm a vampire, baby, sucking blood from the earth / Well, I'm a vampire, baby, sell⟳ you twenty barrels worth”
“Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth”
“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!”
“emotional vampire”
“You have⟳ to be careful what you tell⟳ her, because she's such a vampire for drama.”
“"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.”
“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.”
“"I draw⟳ blood from patients, and then I take⟳ it back to the lab and analyze it. Sometimes, the vampires do all the sticks, that is to say⟳ the lab assistants do all the blood collections." He grinned. "We have⟳ our own⟳ language at the lab."”
“Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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