as in predator
a person who habitually preys upon others
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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Recent Examples of vampire
The hotel’s owner is Count Goloptious, a kind of psychic vampire who slowly drains the residents of their creative vitality.
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Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 25 Dec. 2025
It was shortened in response to pressure to get to the vampires faster but as Shawver sees it that version missed the point.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
Some folks compared it to Quentin Tarantino’s 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn, which, sure…vampires, a bar.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Hiller says this small appliance can be a fire hazard and an energy vampire (an appliance that draws energy while not in use).
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampire
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Those vulnerabilities allow predators an opportunity to gain the trust of victims of any age by promising to meet those needs or to provide safety, housing or affection.—
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Experts say there is no clear pattern behind recent shark encounters, emphasizing that the ocean is a dynamic environment where humans enter the natural habitat of marine predators.—
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Authorities in California confirmed last week that 55-year-old Erica Fox died from a shark attack.—
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Thirty sharks were added, too, before the exhibit opened to the public in April 2003.—
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampire. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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