vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r 
1
: the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2
a
: one who lives by preying on others
b
: a woman who exploits and ruins her lover
3
Examples of vampire in a Sentence
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
An historical horror novel about a vampire who haunts the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Set in the long shadow of the 1870 Marias Massacre — in which U.S. troops murdered some 200 unarmed members of the Blackfeet tribe — Jones' novel presents a northern Plains haunted by its brutal history … and by literal vampires.
—Colin Dwyer, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
As a cursed vampire hunter equipped initially with only a whip, the player was cast perilously in Dracula’s gargantuan mansion.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vampire
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
1
: the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping persons
2
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vampire
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vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
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