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