Stentor

[ sten-tawr ]

/ ˈstɛn tɔr /

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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.

Words related to Stentor

cell, flagellate, organism, plasmodium, ameba, euglena, paramecium, ciliate, amoeba, sporozoan, announcer, bellman, crier, proclaimer

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Examples from the Web for stentor

The Stentor, from its location below the alga, could not reach the starch grains without altering its position.
The Dawn of Reason|James Weir
I filled the horn, to the foaming brim, and shouted with stentor voice into the dim obscure, Long life to Julia!
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau
The marimondas are not true “howlers,” although they are of the same tribe as the “howling monkeys” (Stentor).
The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid
It lasts with the voice of Stentor, and with the horn of Roland.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

Stentor polymorphus is exceedingly interesting on more than one account.
The Dawn of Reason|James Weir

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

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