Vampire (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
  2. (in Eastern European folklore) a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.
  3. a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist.
  4. a woman who unscrupulously exploits, ruins, or degrades the men she seduces.
  5. an actress noted for her roles as an unscrupulous seductress: the vampires of the silent movies.
noun
  1. (in European folklore) a corpse that rises nightly from its grave to drink the blood of the living
  2. See vampire bat
  3. a person who preys mercilessly upon others, such as a blackmailer
  4. See vamp 1 (def. 1)
  5. a trapdoor on a stage
Vampire (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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