stentor

noun

sten·​tor ˈsten-ˌtȯr 

-tər

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stentor

noun

sten·​tor ˈsten-ˌtȯ(ə)r 

ˈstent-ər

: any of a genus of trumpet-shaped one-celled animals that are protozoans living in fresh water and moving by means of cilia