noun
vampire
VAM-pie-ur/ˈvæmpaɪər/
A mythical undead being that drinks human blood.
The pale vampire drinks blood from the woman's wrist beside the open coffin.
Etymology
Vampir already named the undead creature sustained by drinking the blood of the living. Its proposed deeper connection to a Tatar word meaning “witch” is disputed on phonetic grounds.
In context
The white walker kills you, you become a white walker, the vampire, sometimes, in some lore, bites you and drinks some of your blood
More examples
- In this movie, sunlight turns vampires to ash.
- She dresses as a vampire for the Halloween party.
- The novel's vampire hides its fangs behind a polite smile.
Forms
vampire · vampires
vampiric adjective — Resembling or characteristic of a vampire.
vampirism noun — The condition or practices of vampires.
Similar words
- bloodsucker
- Can mean a vampire, but also an actual blood-feeding animal.