vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r 
1
: the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2
a
: one who lives by preying on others
b
: a woman who exploits and ruins her lover
3
Examples of vampire in a Sentence
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Two months before Twilight kicked off the glittery vampire craze, Alan Ball’s True Blood had already put an original, sexy spin on the jugular-draining genre.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
With Louis and Claudia (Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles) journeying to Europe in search of other vampires, this season of Interview is phenomenal, rounded out with an incredible cast of seductive vamps from the Théâtre des Vampires.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Accordingly, the werewolves and vampires generate much of their mischief and mayhem in the Kansas City area.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
With Louis and Claudia (Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles) journeying to Europe in search of other vampires, this season of Interview is phenomenal, rounded out with an incredible cast of seductive vamps from the Théâtre des Vampires.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Accordingly, the werewolves and vampires generate much of their mischief and mayhem in the Kansas City area.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
1
: the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping persons
2
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vampire
noun
vam·pire
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