vampire

Meaning

Noun

1. A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
2. (colloquial, humorous, usually) A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
3. (colloquial) A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
4. A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
5. (derogatory, figuratively) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
6. (dated) A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
7. (US, slang) A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
8. (US, jargon) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.

Verb

To drain of energy or resources.

Synonyms

bloodsucker

demon

devil

ghost

👻

goblin

vampire bat

zombie

🧟

lamia

ghoul

fiend

skinny

spectre

spook

vamp

Nosferatu

Daityas

evil creature

vetala

dracula

kind of ghost

Desmodus rotundus

vampyridae

nosferatu

vampiress

blackmailer

oupire

extortioner

giant

imp

👿

incubus

killer

monster

murderer

phantom

skeleton

Translations

vampire

🧛

Vampir

🧛

vampiro

🧛

vampiro

🧛

vampier

🧛

vampiro

🧛

vampir

🧛

vampir

🧛

βρικόλακας

βρυκόλακας

lamia

uitzuiger

vampyrus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Russian: упы́рь

Cognate with Polish: upiór

Cognate with Polish: wąpierz

In summary

From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of oupire.