vampire
Meanings
Plural: vampires
Noun
- (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
- A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
- A person with the medical condition Porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
- A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
- A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
- A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
- A medical technician who works with patients' blood.
- Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
Verb
- To drain of energy or resources.
Origin / Etymology
From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian вампир (vàmpīr), proposed to be a variant of unattested *upir, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь, Doublet of oupire.
Synonyms
anti-ship missile, hematophagous, hemovore, lamia, nosferatu, vampire bat
Scrabble Score: 14
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