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vampire
(vam′pīr′)
noun
- Folklore a corpse that becomes reanimated and leaves its grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping persons
- an unscrupulous person who preys ruthlessly on others, as a blackmailer or usurer
- a beautiful but unscrupulous woman who seduces, exploits, and then ruins men
- vampire bat
Origin: Fr < Ger vampir, of Slav orig., as in Serb vàmpīr
See vampire in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A reanimated corpse that is believed to rise from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people.
- A person, such as an extortionist, who preys upon others.
- A vampire bat.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from German Vampir
Origin: , of Slavic origin
.Related Forms:
- vam·pirˈic (văm-pĭrˈĭk), vam·pirˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl), vamˈpirˌish (-ĭsh) adjective
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