vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r 
1
: the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2
a
: one who lives by preying on others
b
: a woman who exploits and ruins her lover
3
Examples of vampire in a Sentence
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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In his bid to control the narrative, Lestat becomes an immortal glam rocker who launches a music tour and enlists the same journalist — newly turned into a vampire — to direct and film a music documentary about his life.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Jones also further expounds on the vampire’s wretched lineage and mythology through flashbacks.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Out flood centuries of memories, including Lestat’s childhood in rural France with a cruel father and manipulative mother, Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle); his first romance, with violinist Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter); and the anguish of his own turning into a vampire.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Jones also further expounds on the vampire’s wretched lineage and mythology through flashbacks.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Out flood centuries of memories, including Lestat’s childhood in rural France with a cruel father and manipulative mother, Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle); his first romance, with violinist Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter); and the anguish of his own turning into a vampire.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
1
: the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping persons
2
Medical Definition
vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
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