stentor
- noun
- /ˈstɛntər/
- Archaic
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estentor
- The announcer was a real stentor, his voice echoing through the stadium with ease.
Examples
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Her reputation as a stentor made her the obvious choice to lead the outdoor assembly.
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The teacher has a stentor voice that commands attention.
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Even in a noisy crowd, his stentor voice commanded everyone's attention.
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He is known as a stentor in the debate club.
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Even in a noisy crowd, his stentor voice commanded everyone's attention.
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Her reputation as a stentor made her the obvious choice to lead the outdoor assembly.
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The announcer was a real stentor, his voice echoing through the stadium with ease.
Synonyms
9
8.2
A person who shouts loudly to get attention
2
3.9
A person who speaks very loudly to be heard
1
6.5
A person or animal that makes a very loud deep noise
1
7.7
A person or thing that makes a loud booming sound
1
8.6
A person who speaks with a deep, rough voice
A person who shouts in a very loud voice
A person who shouts loudly to protest or attract attention
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A single-celled, trumpet-shaped creature with tiny hairs and a spiral feeding funnel that lives in freshwater
How Loud
- Archaic
2
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stentor meaning a person with a very loud voice comes from the Greek hero Stentor, who was said to have a voice 'as loud as fifty men', so a stentor is someone with a powerful, booming voice.