vampire
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Synonyms: rampire, vampyre, vampir, sampire, vampiro
Antonyms: rampire, vampyre, vampir, sampire, vampiro
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Noun
- A [[mythological]] [[creature]] (usually [[humanoid]] and [[undead]]) said to [[feed]] on the [[blood]] or [[life force|life energy]] of the [[living]]. {{defdate|from 1732}}
- {{lb|en|colloquial|usually|humorous}} A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as [[heliophobia]], being a [[night owl]], having pale skin, and so on.
- {{lb|en|colloquial|offensive}} A person with the medical condition {{w|porphyria cutanea tarda}}, colloquially known as [[vampirism]], with effects such as [[photosensitivity]] and brownish-red stained teeth.
- A blood-[[suck]]ing [[bat]]; [[vampire bat]] ({{taxlink|Desmodus rotundus|species}}) {{defdate|from later 18th c.}}
- {{lb|en|figurative|derogatory}} A person who [[drain]]s one's time, energy, money, etc.
- {{lb|en|dated}} A [[vamp]]: a [[seductive]] [[woman]] who [[exploit]]s men.
- {{lb|en|US|_|slang}} A [[medical]] [[technician]] who works with patients' [[blood]]; especially, a [[phlebotomist]].
- {{lb|en|US|_|military slang}} {{syn of|en|anti-ship missile}} ([[ASM]]), [[particularly]] an [[incoming]] [[hostile]] [[one]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To [[drain]] of [[energy]] or [[resource]]s.
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