Dracula

noun

Drac·​u·​la

ˈdrakyələ

plural -s

: one who maintains a relationship like that of a vampire toward another by sapping his or her physical or emotional strength

I wish I could find a truly cruel, fiendish woman, a sheer vicious Dracula

—Calder Willingham

Word History

Etymology

after Count Dracula, a vampire depicted in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker †1912 British writer

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