Stentor
[ sten-tawr ]
/ ˈstɛn tɔr /
noun
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
(lowercase)
a person having a very loud or powerful voice.
(lowercase)
a trumpet-shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor.
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British Dictionary definitions for stentor (1 of 2)
stentor
/ (ˈstɛntɔː) /
noun
a person with an unusually loud voice
any trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor, having a ciliated spiral feeding funnel at the wider end: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates)
Word Origin for stentor
C19: after
Stentor
British Dictionary definitions for stentor (2 of 2)
Stentor
/ (ˈstɛntɔː) /
noun
Greek myth
a Greek herald with a powerful voice who died after he lost a shouting contest with Hermes, herald of the gods