Phrase guide

help vampire

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhɛlp ˈvæm.paɪ.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌhɛlp ˈvæm.paɪ.ɚ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who requests answers and solutions from a community while giving nothing in return.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From help + vampire (“person who drains one’s energy, money, time, etc.”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Swedish: hjälpvampyr — person who requests answers and solutions from a community while giving nothing in return