Igor
A stock character, the lab assistant to a mad scientist, vampire, or miser frequently…A stock character, the lab assistant to a mad scientist, vampire, or miser frequently depicted as being deformed in some manner, physically and/or psychologically.
» Igor tried to sleep again.
Ihor versuchte, wieder einzuschlafen.
Ігор спробував заснути знову.
Ігор намагався знову заснути.
Meaning
1 sensesA stock character, the lab assistant to a mad scientist, vampire, or miser frequently depicted as being deformed in some manner, physically and/or psychologically.
Examples
1026 sentencesIgor tried to sleep again.
Ігор спробував заснути знову. — milonas
deIhor versuchte, wieder einzuschlafen. — mhr
Olena called Igor and cancelled the date.
Олена зателефонувала Ігореві та відмінила побачення. — Walentinio
Igor couldn't move or see anything.
Igor came out of the restaurant.
Igor didn't bother calling the cops.
Origin
From the hunchbacked lab assistant to Dr. Victor Frankenstein in the 1931 U.S. film FrankeFrom the hunchbacked lab assistant to Dr. Victor Frankenstein in the 1931 U.S. film Frankenstein of Universal Studios, which was named "Fritz", and the successor to Dr. Frankenstein found in the third and fourth films, named "Ygor"; which have been conflated in popular culture to become "Igor".
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