Stentor

American  

[sten-tawr] / ˈstɛn tɔr /

noun

1. (in theIliad ) a Greek herald with a loud voice.

2. (lowercase) a person having a very loud or powerful voice.

3. (lowercase) a trumpet-shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor.

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stentor ¹ British  

/ ˈstɛntɔː /

noun

1. a person with an unusually loud voice

2. any trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor, having a ciliated spiral feeding funnel at the wider end: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates)

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Stentor ² British  

/ ˈstɛntɔː /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of stentor

C19: after _Stentor

Example Sentences

This map by Stentor Danielson is particularly funny, he’s got The Realm of Quarantine, The Seeing Stone of Zoom, The Temple of the Red and Black God, which I have to assume is Netflix.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2022

But if the voice is the voice of Stentor, the hands are the hands of B. F. Keith.

From Time Magazine Archive

At such times, like the brazen-throated Greek warrior Stentor, his voice is "as loud as fifty other men."

From Time Magazine Archive

When the corn was dry enough to crib, we hitched up Siren and Stentor to the wagon and had them in the field by daylight.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Dad said he thought we’d give Stentor a stretch and run on into Montezuma.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck