stentor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɛntɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sten′tôr)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stentor / ˈstɛntɔː/
  1. a person with an unusually loud voice
Etymology: 19th Century: after Stentor
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sten•tor  (sten′tôr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
  2. (l.c.) a person having a very loud or powerful voice.
  3. (l.c.) a trumpet-shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Stentor / ˈstɛntɔː/
  1. a Greek herald with a powerful voice who died after he lost a shouting contest with Hermes, herald of the gods
'stentor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ciliate - stentorian - stentorious

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