vampire

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.

   “Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.”

2. isim A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.

   “Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!”

3. isim A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
4. isim A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
5. isim A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.

   “emotional vampire”

6. isim A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.

   “"What followed this decision was exactly what we had expected: Mr. Fox, realizing that the public was tiring of Theda Bara in vampire roles, announced that he would star her in a production of Romeo and Juliet," she illustrated.”

7. isim A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.

   “Only one technician in the hospital lab, in all we have encountered, uses it. […] Eric makes no complaints other than those directed at the vampires. Brenda and I do.”

8. isim Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.

   “Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.”

9. fiil To drain of energy or resources.