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energy vampire

noun

Etymology

From energy + vampire.

  1. derived from *ōpur✻ — “glutton, witch, evil spirit”
  2. derived from *ǫpyrь✻
  3. derived from vàmpīr//ва̀мпӣр
  4. derived from Vampir
  5. borrowed from vampire
  6. compounded as energy vampire — “energy + vampire”

Definitions

  1. A device or appliance that uses electricity even while switched off.

  2. A person who is emotionally draining.

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