vampire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (General-American)
- [ˈvɛ̃ə̯̃m.paɪɚ] (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrьder. Serbo-Croatian vampirbor. German Vampirbor. French vampirebor. English vampire From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь, further possibly from Proto-Turkic *ōpur (“glutton, witch, evil spirit”), or from native construction. Doublet of dhampir and oupire.
Meanings
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A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
I'm a vampire, baby, sucking blood from the earth / Well, I'm a vampire, baby, sell you twenty barrels worth
1974, Neil Young, “Vampire Blues”, in On the Beach:[I]n the Village of Medreyga in Hungary, certain dead Bodies (call'd there Vampyres) had kill'd several Persons by sucking out all their Blood: That Arnold Paul, an Heyduke, having kill'd four Persons after he was dead, his Body was taken up 40 Days after, which bled at the Nose, Mouth and Ears: That, according to Custom, they drove a Stake thro' his Heart, at which he gave horrid Groan, and lost a great deal of Blood. And that all such as have been tormented or kill'd by Vampyres, become Vampyres when they are dead.
1732 May 20, The London Journal, page 76, column 1:The universal belief is, that a person sucked by a vampyre becomes a vampyre himself, and sucks in his turn.
1819, John William Polidori, The Vampyre, London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, page xxi:From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash.
1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers:Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.
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(colloquial, humorous, usually) A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!
Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth
- (colloquial, offensive) 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)
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(derogatory, figuratively) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
You have to be careful what you tell her, because she's such a vampire for drama.
emotional vampire
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(dated) A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
"What followed this decision was exactly what we had expected: Mr. Fox, realizing that the public was tiring of Theda Bara in vampire roles, announced that he would star her in a production of Romeo and Juliet," she illustrated.
2004, David W. Menefee, The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era, page 4:
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(US, slang) A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
Only one technician in the hospital lab, in all we have encountered, uses it. […] Eric makes no complaints other than those directed at the vampires. Brenda and I do.
1992, Terry Pringle, This is the Child:"I draw blood from patients, and then I take it back to the lab and analyze it. Sometimes, the vampires do all the sticks, that is to say the lab assistants do all the blood collections." He grinned. "We have our own language at the lab."
2000, Tracie Peterson, Colorado Wings, page 373:
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(US, slang) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vampires | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wampyr | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vampyre | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vampire time · vampireless · fanpire · vampiric · glampire · vampirine · vampirically · antivampire · vampire taco · vampire glove · vampire draw · energy vampire · vampirism · vampicide · psychic vampire · vampire bat · vampiristic · hopping vampire · sparklepire · vampire moth · vampirehood · zompire · vampirina · vampire trap · vampiresque · sea vampire · vampire syndrome · vampirologist · vampire ground finch · vampiress · vampirise · vampirelike · vampirish · vampire's teabag · vampiroid · vampirology · vampire crab · vampirey · vampire cough · vampirist · vampirette · vampireyness · vampirize · vampire bug · vampirical · nonvampire · vampire squid · time vampire · vampirekind · vampire number · vampire facial · vampiredom · vampire deer · help vampire
Descendants
ভ্যাম্পায়ার · แวมไพร์ · fampir · bhampair · 뱀파이어 · vaimpír · व्हॅम्पायर · ヴァンパイア · バンパイア · vampiri
Relateds
Synonyms
goth · anti-ship missile · lamia · nosferatu · hematophagous (blood drinker) · hemovore (blood drinker) · vampire bat · heliophobe
Translations (182)
my သွေးစုပ်ဖုတ်ကောင် (mythological creature) · lo ຜີດິບ (mythological creature) · pa ਪਿਸ਼ਾਚ (mythological creature) · fi vampyyri (mythological creature) · ru вампи́р (bat) · sux 𒄴𒄩𒊒 (mythological creature) · pt vampiro (mythological creature) · uk упи́р (mythological creature) · bn ভ্যাম্পায়ার (mythological creature) · lv vampīrs (mythological creature) · kk қансімір (mythological creature) · ur وَیمْپائِر (mythological creature) · nb vampyr (mythological creature) · ga vaimpír (mythological creature) · cy fampir (bat) · pt morcego-vampiro (bat) · ja 吸血鬼 (mythological creature) · mn цус сорогч (mythological creature) · et vampiir (mythological creature) · el βαμπίρ (bat) · sh вампирка (mythological creature) · mk ва́мпир (mythological creature) · la sanguisūga (mythological creature) · ru упы́рь (mythological creature) · fa-ira خون آشام (mythological creature) · be упі́р (mythological creature) · vo vampir (mythological creature) · sw vampiri (mythological creature) · ro strigoaie (mythological creature) · pl wampirzyca (mythological creature) · de Blutsauger (mythological creature) · sk upír (mythological creature) · hi रक्तजतूक (mythological creature) · uk вампі́р (bat) · eo vampirvesperto (bat) · hu denevér (bat) · sh vampirka (mythological creature) · ja バンパイア (mythological creature) · fi vampyyri (bat) · ckb خوێنمژ (mythological creature) · hi ख़ून-आशाम (mythological creature) · ro vampiri (mythological creature) · sh vampirica (mythological creature) · km ខ្មោចអាប (mythological creature) · cs upír (mythological creature) · el βρικόλακας (mythological creature) · mg vampira (mythological creature) · id vampir (mythological creature) · fi vampyyrilepakko (bat) · ko 흡혈귀 (mythological creature) · pl upiór (mythological creature) · ka ვამპირი (mythological creature) · ru вампи́р (mythological creature) · hy վամպիր (mythological creature) · bn পিশাচ (mythological creature) · tr vampir (mythological creature) · kl vampyri (mythological creature) · pt vampiro (bat) · lt vampyrė (mythological creature) · ga deamhan fola (mythological creature) · ota وامپیر (mythological creature) · es vampiro (bat) · de Vampir (bat) · kk қансорғыш (mythological creature) · de Vampir (mythological creature) · tt вампир (mythological creature) · da vampyr (bat) · te రక్త పిశాచి (mythological creature) · hi वैंपायर (mythological creature) · az vampir (mythological creature) · sh вампирица (mythological creature) · tr ubır (mythological creature) · ro vampir (mythological creature) · io vampiro (mythological creature) · cy fampir (mythological creature) · af vampier (mythological creature) · cs vampýr (mythological creature) · ast vampiru (bat) · is vampíra (mythological creature) · ab аҟәарҭлах (mythological creature) · sk vampír (mythological creature) · hi रक्तशोषक (mythological creature) · be вампі́р (mythological creature) · fr vampire (mythological creature) · it vampiro (mythological creature) · sv vampyr (bat) · hi बैताल (mythological creature) · de Vampirin (mythological creature) · tt убыр (mythological creature) · de Vampyr (mythological creature) · gd bhampair (mythological creature) · ar مَصَّاصَة دِمَاء (mythological creature) · el δράκουλας (mythological creature) · az xortdan (mythological creature) · th แวมไพร์ (mythological creature) · mr व्हॅम्पायर (mythological creature) · th ผีดูดเลือด (mythological creature) · el βαμπίρ (mythological creature) · ba убыр (mythological creature) · ja ヴァンパイア (mythological creature) · yi וואַמפּיר (mythological creature) · ga súmaire (mythological creature) · uz vampir (mythological creature) · pt vampira (mythological creature) · cmn 吸血鬼 (mythological creature) · et vereimeja (bat) · gl vampiro (mythological creature) · tr vampir yarasa (bat) · uk вампі́р (mythological creature) · sv vampyr (mythological creature) · vo hivampir (mythological creature) · nl vampier (mythological creature) · de Vampirfledermaus (bat) · ks خونہٕ أشیٖن (mythological creature) · ro strigoi (mythological creature) · sh ва̀мпӣр (mythological creature) · ru вурдала́к (mythological creature) · ro vampiră (mythological creature) · sw mumiani (mythological creature) · he עַרְפָּד (mythological creature) · vi ma cà rồng (mythological creature) · ko 뱀파이어 (mythological creature) · ary ڤومپير (mythological creature) · ta வவ்வால் (bat) · si පිසාචයින් (mythological creature) · eo desmodo (bat) · srn asema (mythological creature) · ms puntianak (mythological creature) · fa-ira خونآشام (mythological creature) · tk wampir (mythological creature) · lo ແວມໄພ (mythological creature) · lv vampīrsikspārnis (bat) · ar مَصَّاص دِمَاء (mythological creature) · be ўпір (mythological creature) · mn вампир (mythological creature) · pl wąpierz (mythological creature) · lb Vampir (mythological creature) · vo jivampir (mythological creature) · hi रक्तपिशाच (mythological creature) · hi पिशाच (mythological creature) · ota وامپیر (bat) · sq dhampir (mythological creature) · da vampyr (mythological creature) · ce убар (mythological creature) · ru вампи́рша (mythological creature) · pl wampir (mythological creature) · ga vaimpír (bat) · sh vàmpīr (mythological creature) · cs vampýr (bat) · hi रक्तपिशाचिनी (mythological creature) · bg вампи́р (bat) · bg вампи́р (mythological creature) · ur خُون آشام (mythological creature) · la striga (mythological creature) · sw mnyonya-damu (mythological creature) · tl bampira (mythological creature) · my သွေးစုပ်လင်းဆွဲ (mythological creature) · es vampiro (mythological creature) · nv hastiin tsʼíʼiitsoh (mythological creature) · hi रक्तपिपासु (mythological creature) · hu vámpír (mythological creature) · tr vupkan (mythological creature) · fr chauve-souris vampire (bat) · ro vârcolac (mythological creature) · ta ரத்தக் காட்டேரி (mythological creature) · sl vampír (mythological creature) · eu banpiro (mythological creature) · lt vampyras (mythological creature) · ast vampiru (mythological creature) · eo vampiro (mythological creature) · vi dơi hút máu (bat) · lo ຜີປອບ (mythological creature) · dsb wampir (mythological creature) · hi रक्तचूषक (mythological creature) · la vampyrus (mythological creature) · ab ахәарҭлаӷь (mythological creature) · th ผีดิบ (mythological creature) · ga súmaire fola (mythological creature) · be кажа́н (mythological creature) · ky вампир (mythological creature) · el νυχτερίδα (bat) · ca vampir (mythological creature)