Associations to the word «Stentor»

Wiktionary

STENTOR, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Stentoridae   — a genus of large protozoa, whose shape resembles a trumpet.
STENTOR, proper noun. A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice.
STENTOR, noun. A person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
STENTOR, noun. Any protozoan of the genus Stentor.
STENTOR, noun. A part of the amplification system of a carillon.
STENTOR, noun. A howler monkey.

Dictionary definition

STENTOR, noun. A speaker with an unusually loud voice.
STENTOR, noun. The mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes.
STENTOR, noun. Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras