a character in many horror films who is a vampire (= a dead person who comes alive at night to suck the blood of living people). He was created by the Irish writer Bram Stoker (1847–1912) in his novel Dracula (1897).
DRACULA
Meaning of DRACULA in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005