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Definition of vampire
1 : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2a : one who lives by preying on othersb : a woman who exploits and ruins her lover
3 : vampire bat
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Examples of vampire in a Sentence
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
Recent Examples of vampire from the Web
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YOUR COMPLAINT: Sometimes when the conductor says there is another train behind us, there is no train—only a cloud of vampire bats.
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In one part of the exhibit, a vampire bat flies away from its mount.
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Among them are the little brown bats and big brown bats, which are common in Michigan, and tiny vampire bats, which typically survive on cow blood.
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Ever since Anne Rice resurrected the vampire legend with purple-prose portraits of the suave and worldly undead, Dracula & Co. have been portrayed as thoughtful characters with lots of style.
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Either that, or the new, vampire-centric Crimson Court is just that tantalizing.
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Alexander Skarsgård, a man who played a vampire for seven years, had a showdown with the sun last weekend.
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At the close of that inaugural season, Jesse -- along with Tulip and vampire Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) -- sets out to track down and confront God.
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The idea is that the titular amusement park is run by real vampires, werewolves, zombies and other creatures of the night, all pretending to be fake monsters.
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Origin and Etymology of vampire
borrowed from French, borrowed from German Vampir, borrowed from Serbian vampir
VAMPIRE Defined for English Language Learners
vampire
playDefinition of vampire for English Language Learners
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in stories : a dead person who leaves the grave at night to bite and suck the blood of living people
VAMPIRE Defined for Kids
vampire
playDefinition of vampire for Students
: the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping people
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Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for vampire Spanish Central: Translation of vampire Nglish: Translation of vampire for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of vampire for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about vampire
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