Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - vampire
Vampire
vampire
n. 1 a ghost or reanimated corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to suck the blood of persons sleeping. 2 a person who preys ruthlessly on others. 3 (in full vampire bat) any tropical (esp. South American) bat of the family Desmodontidae, with incisors for piercing flesh and feeding on blood. 4 Theatr. a small spring trapdoor used for sudden disappearances. Derivatives vampiric adj. Etymology: F vampire or G Vampir f. Magyar vampir perh. f. Turk. uber witch
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noun Etymology: French, from German Vampir, from Serbian vampir Date: 1732 the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep, 2. one who lives by preying on others, a woman who exploits and ruins her lover, ~ bat, vampiric adjective vampirish adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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