vampire
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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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Synonyms
bloodsucker, harpy, predator, shark, vulture, wolf
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But just like the eternal vampires of Mystic Falls and New Orleans, the show will go on. — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "There's Already a "The Originals" Spinoff in the Works and You're Gonna LOVE It," 7 Mar. 2018 Chaney gave Dracula just enough immortal swagger in the flick, the first to actually show a vampire turning into a bat. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "'Hotel Transylvania 3': Ranking the best movie Draculas, from Bela Lugosi to Adam Sandler," 9 July 2018 But as a bloodthirsty vampire, this creates a dilemma: everyone in London is also a source of food. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "Vampyr is a gothic RPG that makes you feel guilty for killing," 8 June 2018 Somerhalder will once again be dealing with the undead in the new series, starring as Dr. Luther Swann, who watches as a disease transforms his best friend into a vampire. — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, "Ian Somerhalder Is Returning to His Vampire Roots in New Netflix Drama V-Wars," 16 Apr. 2018 Her friends also knew that Lucie lived like a vampire. — Carol Muske-dukes, latimes.com, "Stay, illusion: a tribute to Lucie Brock-Broido by Carol Muske-Dukes," 8 Mar. 2018 Guam has legends of the Taotaomona, a forest vampire spirit that seeks to protect Earth. — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, "A prisoner in my own body: This is what it’s like to have sleep paralysis.," 27 Jan. 2018 These flows, rather like vampires, support themselves by sucking away energy from turbulence, instead of the other way around. — Joshua Sokol, WIRED, "Flattened Fluids Help Scientists Understand Oceans and Atmospheres," 7 July 2018 Beth Reekles: At the time, Twilight was quite popular, so all the really popular teen romance stories had vampires or werewolves. — Chelsea Greenwood Lassman, Teen Vogue, ""The Kissing Booth" Author Beth Reekles on the Hit Netflix Movie and Why We Still Need Romantic Comedies," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vampire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of vampire was in 1732
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vampire
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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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