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Speaker with an unusually loud voice
Answer for the clue "Speaker with an unusually loud voice ", 7 letters:
stentor
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. ...
Wikipedia
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Stentor is a figure from Greek mythology. Stentor can also refer to: 2146 Stentor , asteroid Stentor Alliance , alliance of telecommunications companies in Canada Stentor (genus) , genus of protozoa Armstrong Siddeley Stentor , liquid-fuelled rocket engine ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A person with a powerful or stentorian voice. 2 Any protozoan of the genus ''Stentor''. 3 A part of the amplification system of a carillon. [http://books.google.com/books?id=wyJN2YulEHoC&pg=PA334&lpg=PA334&dq=carillion+stentor&source=bl&ots=QBMJLxwhIo&sig=Wzk5yG8lIb5kVX9vNwjfNC6I4sg&hl=en&ei=oPLcS4iGGYbK9gTLp6WyBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false] ...
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.