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A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living
“I prayed her response would be that she was a mutated vampire, and not a flesh-eating mutant who was also a blood-sucking vampire.”
A person who preys on unsuspecting victims for personal gain
“You'll be permanently indebted to the bank, a finance company, or another financial vampire who will suck you dry of your money.”
One who habitually relies on or exploits others while giving nothing in return
“Life for an emotional vampire can be overwhelming, so they refuse to be accountable for what they do and they draw on other people's resources to supplement their inadequacies.”
A ghostly or supernatural apparition
An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet
Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae native to South America, which use their teeth to nick larger animals while they are asleep, allowing it to surreptitiously lap a blood meal
An evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell
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