vampiress

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English

Etymology

From vampire +‎ -ess.

Noun

vampiress (plural vampiresses)

  1. A female vampire.
    • 1975, Angela Carter, “The Art of Horrorzines”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 551:
      Here, the vampiress personifies righteous indignation, a one-woman lynch mob.

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