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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.] 1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk. See Illust. under Heterotricha. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stentor n 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