Main Entry:

sten·tor

Pronunciation:

\ˈsten-ˌtȯr, -tər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, from Greek Stentōr Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War noted for his loud voice

Date:

1609

1 : a person having a loud voice 2 : any of a widely distributed genus (Stentor) of ciliate protozoans having a trumpet-shaped body with the mouth at the broad end and with the narrow end often attached to the substrate