noun
Nosferatu
nos-fuh-RAH-too
noun
1
A vampire, especially as depicted in gothic horror fiction and film.
"The old castle looked like something straight out of a nosferatu story."
How to Use Nosferatu
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dramatic, old-fashioned word for a vampire, evoking the classic silent horror film.
Word Forms
Nosferatu plural
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Etymology
Popularized by Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and F. W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu; the word is thought to come from an old Romanian term for a vampire or evil spirit.