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vampire
vam·pire [ vám pr ] (plural vam·pires)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bloodsucking evil spirit: in European folklore, a dead person believed to rise each night from the grave and suck blood from the living for sustenance
2. predatory person: somebody who preys on other people for financial or emotional gain
3. zoology 
Same as  vampire bat
4. theater trap door: a trap door on the floor of a stage ( technical )

[Mid-18th century. Via French or German< Serbo-Croatian vampir]

vam·pir·ic [ vam pírrik ] adjective
vam·pir·i·cal [ vam pírrik'l ] adjective
vam·pir·ish [ vám prish ] adjective
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