vampire
noun/ˈvæmpaɪə(r)/
/ˈvæmpaɪər/
- (in stories) a dead person who leaves their grave (= where they are buried) at night to bite living people and drink their bloodOxford Collocations DictionaryVampire is used before these nouns:
- bat
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from Hungarian vampir, perhaps from Turkish uber ‘witch’.Want to learn more?
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