Stentor

Stentor Definition

Sten·tor (sten′tôr′)

noun

Gr. Myth. a Greek herald in the Trojan War, described in the Iliad as having the voice of fifty men
a person having a very loud voice
any of a genus (Stentor) of large, trumpet-shaped, ciliated protozoans, found in stagnant fresh waters

Etymology: L < Gr Stentōr, akin to stenein, to rumble, roar < IE base *(s)ten- > L tonare, to thunder

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