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/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ · noun
A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living..
Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.
[I]n the Village of Medreyga in Hungary, certain dead Bodies (call'd there Vampyres) had kill'd several Persons by sucking out all their Blood: That Arnold Paul, an Heyduke, having kill'd four Persons after he was dead, his Body was taken up 40 Days after, which bled at the Nose, Mouth and Ears: That, according to Custom, they drove a Stake thro' his Heart, at which he gave horrid Groan, and lost a great deal of Blood. And that all such as have been tormented or kill'd by Vampyres, become Vampyres when they are dead.
The universal belief is, that a person sucked by a vampyre becomes a vampyre himself, and sucks in his turn.
From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash.
I'm a vampire, baby, sucking blood from the earth / Well, I'm a vampire, baby, sell you twenty barrels worth
Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth
Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!
emotional vampire
Use vampire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vampire means A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living..
Common synonyms include hemovore, hematophagous, nosferatu, lamia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.
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