"energy vampire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: energy vampires [plural]
Etymology: From energy + vampire. Etymology templates: {{com|en|energy|vampire}} energy + vampire Head templates: {{en-noun}} energy vampire (plural energy vampires)
  1. (informal, figurative) A device or appliance that uses electricity even while switched off. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-energy_vampire-en-noun-DK-Geh9c Categories (other): Electricity, Energy Disambiguation of Electricity: 95 5 Disambiguation of Energy: 100 0
  2. (informal, figurative, derogatory) A person who is emotionally draining. Tags: derogatory, figuratively, informal Synonyms: psychic vampire Related terms: time vampire Translations (a person who is emotionally draining): energian imijä (Finnish), energiavampyyri (Finnish), wampir energetyczny [masculine] (Polish), энергетический вампир (energetičeskij vampir) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-energy_vampire-en-noun-mVoBZHEz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Human behaviour, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 10 90 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'a person who is emotionally draining': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Technology Disambiguation of Technology: 0 0

Inflected forms

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