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VAMPER
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
(noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
vamper (plural vampers)
One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
Etymology 2
Verb
vamper (third-person singular simple present vampers, present participle vampering, simple past and past participle vampered)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To swagger; to make an ostentatious show.
Anagrams
• revamp
Source: Wiktionary
Vamp"er, n.
Definition: One who vamps; one who pieces an old thing with something new; a cobbler.
Vamp"er, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Vaunt.]
Definition: To swagger; to make an ostentatious show. [Prov. eng. & Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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