"mad scientist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mad scientists [plural]
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  1. A stock character in popular fiction; a bumbling scientist working on unlikely ways to save the world, or a villainous one bent on destroying it. Wikipedia link: mad scientist Categories (topical): People, Scientists, Stock characters Synonyms: Doctor Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein, Dr Frankenstein, Frankenstein, frankenstein, mad professor Translations (stock character in popular fiction): 瘋狂科學家 (Chinese Mandarin), 疯狂科学家 (fēngkuáng kēxuéjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 怪博士 (guài bóshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 瘋狂教授 (Chinese Mandarin), 疯狂教授 (fēngkuáng jiàoshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), šílený vědec [masculine] (Czech), šílená vědkyně [feminine] (Czech), freneza sciencisto (Esperanto), hullu tiedemies (Finnish), savant fou [masculine] (French), savante folle [feminine] (French), científico tolo [masculine] (Galician), verrückter Wissenschaftler [masculine] (German), verrückte Wissenschaftlerin [feminine] (German), őrült tudós (Hungarian), マッドサイエンティスト (maddo saientisuto) (Japanese), szalony naukowiec [masculine] (Polish), científico loco [masculine] (Spanish), científica loca [feminine] (Spanish)

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