1. an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator • Hypernyms: agency 2. the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) • Syn: Frankenstein's monster • Instance Hypernyms: fictional character, fictitious character, character 3. the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses • Instance Hypernyms: fictional character, fictitious character, character