Definition of Nosferatu   n, pl also Nosferatu, [ Origin: Eastern Europe which included the 15^th century Principalities of Wallachia and Transylvania - sometimes referred to as “the land beyond the forest” ]

1: The exact origin and meaning of the word "Nosferatu" remains a mystery to this day. The most widely known definition of Nosferatu is that it means vampire (vampyre) in the Romanian & Slavonic languages, and refers to the Original and Most Powerful Vampires of Eastern Europe.

2: The title given to the first "vampire" movie ever made,  Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's silent film, "Nosferatu", released by Prana Films in 1922.  The film was based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula and in fact, Murnau intended on naming his film “Dracula”.  However, Murnau failed to obtain copyright permission and attempted to disguise the film by changing the film’s storyline and name.  In the story he changed Dracula to Graf Orlock and gave him the appearance of a dead corpse. 

3 a: The supreme Ruling class of Vampires considered to be the enforcers of the  Masquerade and the Underworld

b: the ultimate, supernatural predators

c: Death Dealers  

d: True Nosferatu can transform themselves into wolves or werewolves, a.k.a. Lycans or Skin Walkers 

4: Not Widely Known - An honorary denomination bestowed upon the most highly skilled and courageous knights of the Sacred Order of the Dragon, an elite 15^th century military organization led by the Wallachian PrinceVlad Dracula (a.k.a Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler)

Bram Stoker's Quote on the Nosferatu:

"The Nosferatu do not die like the bee when he stings once. He is only stronger... This vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men, he is of cunning more than mortal, for his cunning be the growth of ages, ...he can, within his range, direct the elements, the storm, the fog, the thunder, he can command all the meaner things, the rat, and the owl, and the bat, ... and the wolf, ..., and he can at times vanish and come unknown." ...Bram Stoker, 1897