Search for crossword answers and clues
Famed orator
Answer for the clue "Famed orator ", 7 letters:
stentor
Alternative clues for the word stentor
Word definitions for stentor in dictionaries
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
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...
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.