"vampiress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vampiresses [plural]
Etymology: From vampire + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vampire|ess}} vampire + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} vampiress (plural vampiresses)
  1. A female vampire. Synonyms: vampirette, vampirina Translations (female vampire): vampira [feminine] (Catalan), vampirella [feminine] (Dutch), vampirino (Esperanto), vampiresse [feminine] (French), Vampirin [feminine] (German), vampirino (Ido), vampira [feminine, rare] (Italian), wampirzyca [feminine] (Polish), vampira [feminine] (Portuguese), vampiră [feminine] (Romanian), вампи́рша (vampírša) [feminine] (Russian), вампире́сса (vampirɛ́ssa) [feminine] (Russian), vampiresa [feminine] (Spanish), vampira [feminine] (Spanish), vampyrkvinna [common-gender] (Swedish), vampyrinna [common-gender] (Swedish), jivampir (Volapük)

Inflected forms

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