a monster having the appearance of a man; specifically, the monster created by the protagonist of Mary W. Shelley's novelFrankenstein (1818), which brought about the ruin o f its creator. —History of Man Glossary (app. 11.7.90)
FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER
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a monster having the appearance of a man; specifically, the monster created by the protagonist of Mary W. Shelley's novelFrankenstein (1818), which brought about the ruin of its creator.