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Vampire vs Vampirist - What's the difference?

vampire | vampirist |

As nouns the difference between vampire and vampirist

is that vampire is a mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living while vampirist is a person with a mental disorder causing a craving for blood and behavior similar to that expected of a vampire.

vampire

English

(wikipedia vampire)

Alternative forms

* (archaic) vampyre

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.
  • (colloquial) A person with the medical condition , colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity, brownish-red stained teeth, and increased night vision.
  • A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus )

    • Synonyms

    * (mythological creature) nosferatu, lamia, cadaver sanguine * (bat) vampire bat * (blood drinker) hemovore, hematophagous

    Derived terms

    * vampire bat * vampiress * vampiric * vampirism

    Related terms

    * vamp

    See also

    * werewolf * bloodsucker * hemovore * * (Common vampire bat) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) * The meaning of the word "vampire"

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    Anagrams

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    vampirist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with a mental disorder causing a craving for blood and behavior similar to that expected of a vampire.