as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Recent Examples of vampire
Stack doesn’t yet know she has been turned into a vampire, though the signs are all there — her eyes glow, her teeth glimmer, slobber pools at the corners of her mouth.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
One poster depicted President Donald Trump as a snarling vampire.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
As for Huart, the multi-hyphenate has become one of the more exciting up-and-coming filmmakers in the genre realm and recently won the Midnight Short Jury Award at SXSW 2024 for his modern vampire story Transylvanie.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 June 2025
This vampire isn't interested in the blood that runs through your veins, though.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
One poster depicted President Donald Trump as a snarling vampire.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
As for Huart, the multi-hyphenate has become one of the more exciting up-and-coming filmmakers in the genre realm and recently won the Midnight Short Jury Award at SXSW 2024 for his modern vampire story Transylvanie.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 June 2025
This vampire isn't interested in the blood that runs through your veins, though.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for vampire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampire
Noun
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These predators typically patrol altitudes below 10,000 feet, especially around dawn when their prey begins flying again after nighttime rest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The reintroduced apex predators remained in watersheds just west of metro Denver, in areas that include Gilpin, Clear Creek and Jefferson counties, the map shows.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Methylmercury accumulates up the food chain, so apex predators such as sharks, tuna and swordfish have the highest concentrations.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampire. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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