Vampire
noun
1.
a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
2.
(in Eastern European folklore) a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.
3.
a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist.
4.
a woman who unscrupulously exploits, ruins, or degrades the men she seduces.
5.
an actress noted for her roles as an unscrupulous seductress:
the vampires of the silent movies.
noun
1.
(in European folklore) a corpse that rises nightly from its grave to drink the blood of the living
2.
See vampire bat
3.
a person who preys mercilessly upon others, such as a blackmailer
4.
See vamp1 (sense 1)
5.
(theatre) a trapdoor on a stage
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