stentor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a speaker with an unusually loud voice
  2. noun the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
  3. noun any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor

WordNet

Sten"tor noun
Etymology
L. Stentor, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.
  2. (Zoöl.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk. See Illust. under Heterotricha.
  3. (Zoöl.) A howling monkey, or howler.

Webster 1913