vampire

باللغة العربية: مَصَّاص دِمَاء، مَصَّاصَة دِمَاء

1. 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. A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on. (colloquial) · Near-synonyms: heliophobe, goth· 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. A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth. (colloquial)
4. A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
5. A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc. (figuratively) · emotional vampire· You have to be careful what you tell her, because she's such a vampire for drama.
6. A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men. (dated)
7. A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist. (US, slang)
8. Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one. (US, slang) · Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.

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