# vampire

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,853

## Definitions
1. A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
2. A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
3. A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
4. A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
5. A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
6. A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
7. A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
8. Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.

## Etymology
From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of oupire.

## Common misspellings (10)
`avmpire`, `vamipre`, `vammpire`, `vampier`, `vampirre`, `vamppire`, `vamprie`, `vapmire`, `vmapire`, `vvampire`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vampire