stentor
stentor · stentors
A person with a powerful or stentorian voiceA person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
US/stˈɛntɚ/
Meaning
4 sensesA person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
Any protozoan of the genus Stentor.
any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
A part of the amplification system of a carillon.
A howler monkey.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr), the name of a herald inBorrowed from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr), the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.
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Forms
plural: stentorsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedstentorian
Derivedstentorin