VAMPIRE


Meaning of VAMPIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r ]

noun

Etymology: French, from German Vampir, from Serbian vampir

Date: 1732

1. : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep

2.

a. : one who lives by preying on others

b. : a woman who exploits and ruins her lover

3. : vampire bat

• vam·pir·ic vam-ˈpir-ik adjective

• vam·pir·ish ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r-ish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.