Stentor Definition & Meaning

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

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