wampyr

W4A1M3P3Y4R1

noun

vampire

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounwampyr (plural wampyrs)

plural wampyrs

  1. fantasyvampire

    '[A]nd in one manuscript this very Dracula is spoken of as "wampyr", which we all understood too well.'

    1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page xviii. 241
    1 more example

    "This is difficult to prove as there are no remains — ergo, no brain — to dissect following a wampyr's death."

    2015, William Mark Simmons, One Foot in the Grave
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APA

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Chicago

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