vampire /vamˈpīr/

1. In E European folklore, a dead person that leaves the grave to drink the blood of the living
2. A bloodsucker, a relentless extortionate parasite or blackmailer
3. A vampire bat
4. A stage trapdoor

To prey upon

vampirˈic adjective

vamˈpirism noun

1. Belief in human vampires
2. The actions of a vampire

vamˈpirize or vamˈpirise intransitive verb

To play the vampire

To suck the blood of

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