name
Dracula
DRAK-yuu-luh
name
1
Bram Stoker's fictional vampire, and the novel of the same name.
"The film is based on the 1897 novel Dracula."
noun
1
(Informal, lowercase) Any vampire.
"He showed up at the party dressed as a dracula."
How to Use Dracula
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe classic literary and film vampire — also used loosely for "a vampire" in general.
Word Forms
Draculas plural
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Etymology
Named after Vlad III, known as Vlad Dracula, whose father belonged to the Order of the Dragon (Romanian "dracul").