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One with a booming voice
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stentor
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In Greek mythology , Stentor ( Greek : Στέντωρ; gen .: Στέντορος) was a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War . He is mentioned briefly in Homer 's Iliad , in which Hera tells Stentor to encourage the Greeks to fight; Homer says his "voice was ...
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n. a speaker with an unusually laoud voice the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
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Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.] A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. ...
Usage examples of stentor.
Sir Stentor, dressed in the most fashionable manner, and behaving with all the overstrained politesse of a native Frenchman.
If the most unblemished merit is not protected from this injustice, it will not be wondered at that no quarter was given to the character of an adventurer like Fathom, who, among other unlucky occurrences, had the misfortune to be recognised about this time by his two Parisian friends, Sir Stentor Stile and Sir Giles Squirrel.