stentor

sten·tor

noun \ˈsten-ˌtȯr, -tər\

Definition of STENTOR

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

Origin of STENTOR

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

First Known Use: 1609

Rhymes with STENTOR

center, enter, mentor, renter, tenter, venter