antivampire

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ vampire.

Adjective

antivampire (comparative more antivampire, superlative most antivampire)

1. (folklore, fantasy) Opposing or countering vampires.
   • 1996, Howard L. Malchow, Gothic images of race in nineteenth-century Britain, page 146:

     This is a revealing passage, for van Helsing is the stern realist, the guiding hand directing the antivampire confederacy.

   • 2003, George Jacobs, William Stadiem, Mr. S: my life with Frank Sinatra, page 137:

     The Oscar, Time, and Murrow formed a magical antivampire crucifix that would do more than protect Mr. S from the bloodsuckers of Hollywood; this figurative talisman would also convert the naysayers into idolators.

Translations

opposing or countering vampires

• Portuguese: antivampiros, antivampiro