vampire

vam·pire | \ ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r

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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 others

b : a woman who exploits and ruins her lover

3 : vampire bat

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regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others

Recent Examples on the Web Then Gattis and Moffat gave us their version of the vampire. — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, "Netflix’s much-debated ‘Dracula’ is latest in long TV bloodline," 11 Jan. 2020 Ian Somerhalder is no stranger to the world of vampires. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Ian Somerhalder's vampire drama V Wars debuts first trailer featuring wife Nikki Reed," 19 Nov. 2019 The garlic emoji is finally here, just in time to repel all of the local vampires on Halloween. — Morgan Raum, PEOPLE.com, "Calling All Waffle Lovers! Apple Released a Whole New Batch of Food Emojis—See What Made the Cut," 30 Oct. 2019 But rather than telling a story of funny vampires, Jojo Rabbit is dealing with very real monsters, and that makes its tonal calculus far trickier. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Jojo Rabbit Is a Fraught Tonal Experiment," 17 Oct. 2019 After Cyrus exited the film, Selena Gomez took the part of vampire Mavis in her place, and has voiced the character for three films. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Selena Gomez Replaced Miley Cyrus In A Movie After She Was Allegedly Fired Over Penis Cake," 23 Aug. 2019 An anthropologist and his teenage son move to a Maine town full of vampires. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 The products sold on its website include, among other things, a mustard seed detox bath, an aromatic spray for psychic vampires, and a supplement called Brain Dust. — Arielle Pardes, Wired, "Sure, The Goop Lab Is Absurd—but It Also Offers Hope," 24 Jan. 2020 As someone who’d written a college thesis on vampires and sexuality, that would be ironic. — Lisa Marie Basile, SELF, "I'm Furious That It Took Almost a Decade to Diagnose My Chronic Pain," 16 Oct. 2019

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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire. Accessed 26 Feb. 2020.

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English Language Learners Definition of vampire

in stories : a dead person who leaves the grave at night to bite and suck the blood of living people

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Kids Definition of vampire

: 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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