vampire
In stories and movies, a dead person who comes back to life and lives by drinking people's blood.
A supernatural undead being, usually human in appearance, that survives by drinking the blood of living people or animals.
A person who takes too much from other people and makes them feel tired, sad, or used.
A person or organization that ruthlessly exploits or exhausts others, especially by taking their money, time, energy, or emotional resources.
- Base: vampire
- Plural: vampires
emotional vampire
1Person who drains emotions
A person who often makes other people feel sad, stressed, or empty because they always want attention or help.
- He realized his roommate was an emotional vampire who only came to him to complain.
- Setting boundaries with emotional vampires can protect your mental health.
- The book gives advice on how to spot emotional vampires at work and in your personal life.
energy vampire
1Person or thing that drains energy
Someone or something that makes you feel very tired or uses a lot of energy, often for no good reason.
- My coworker is such an energy vampire; after meetings with him, I just want to sleep.
- That space heater is an energy vampire that sends our electricity bill through the roof.
- The show joked about a character who was a literal energy vampire, boring people until they passed out.
psychic vampire
1Person draining mental or spiritual energy
In some books and spiritual ideas, a person who is said to take other people's mental or spiritual energy and make them feel weak.
- Occult writers sometimes warn about so-called psychic vampires who feed on your life force.
- She described her ex-partner as a psychic vampire who left her feeling empty and confused.
- The novel features a psychic vampire who attacks his victims through dreams.
vampire bat
1Bat that drinks blood
A small bat that lives in Central and South America and drinks the blood of animals like cows and horses.
- The vampire bat makes a small cut in the animal's skin and then laps up the blood.
- Farmers in the region vaccinate their cattle against diseases spread by vampire bats.
- Scientists studied how vampire bat saliva keeps blood from clotting.
vampire facial
1Cosmetic treatment using own blood
A beauty treatment where doctors take some of your blood, treat it, and put it back on your face to improve your skin.
- Celebrities helped make the vampire facial a popular skin treatment.
- The clinic offers vampire facials that use your own blood plasma.
- Some doctors warn that vampire facials can be risky if not done correctly.
vampire hunter
1Person who hunts vampires
In stories, a person who looks for vampires and tries to kill them.
- The series follows a vampire hunter who travels from town to town saving people.
- Armed with wooden stakes, the vampire hunters waited for nightfall.
- He created a game where you play as a vampire hunter in a dark fantasy world.
vampire movie
1Movie about vampires
A film that has vampires as the main characters or main part of the story.
- They stayed up late watching an old black-and-white vampire movie.
- I'm not really into vampire movies, but I loved that one.
- The festival is showing a series of classic vampire movies this weekend.
vampire slayer
1Fictional killer of vampires
In stories, a person whose special job is to fight and kill vampires.
- The legend tells of a chosen vampire slayer born once every generation.
- She became famous for playing a teenage vampire slayer on TV.
- Gamers can choose to be a vampire slayer or a vampire in the online game.
vampire squid
1Deep-sea animal called vampire squid
A small sea animal that lives very deep in the ocean and looks a bit like a squid and an octopus, with dark skin and webbed arms.
- The vampire squid lives in very deep, dark ocean waters.
- Despite its scary name, the vampire squid mainly eats small bits of dead plants and animals.
- Researchers used special cameras to film the vampire squid in its natural habitat.