VAMPIRE


Meaning of VAMPIRE in English

/ ˈvæmpaɪə(r); NAmE / noun

( in stories ) a dead person who leaves his or her grave at night to suck the blood of living people

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French , from Hungarian vampir , perhaps from Turkish uber witch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.