vampiress en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree French vampirebor. English vampire Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English vampiress From vampire + -ess.
Meanings
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A female vampire.
Here, the vampiress personifies righteous indignation, a one-woman lynch mob.
1975, Angela Carter, “The Art of Horrorzines”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 551:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vampiresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (17)
de Vampirin (female vampire) · sv vampyrinna (female vampire) · ru вампи́рша (female vampire) · it vampira (female vampire) · ro vampiră (female vampire) · ca vampira (female vampire) · vo jivampir (female vampire) · sv vampyrkvinna (female vampire) · fr vampiresse (female vampire) · pt vampira (female vampire) · es vampiresa (female vampire) · eo vampirino (female vampire) · io vampirino (female vampire) · pl wampirzyca (female vampire) · es vampira (female vampire) · ru вампире́сса (female vampire) · nl vampirella (female vampire)