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stentor

/ˈsten.tɔːr/

Übersetzung: Substantiv, das eine Person mit außergewöhnlich lauter und klangvoller Stimme bezeichnet oder ein trichterförmiges Wimpertier der Gattung Stentor.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈsten.tɔːr/

A noun referring to a person with an exceptionally powerful and resonant voice, or a trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor.

  • 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person mit außergewöhnlich lauter und klangvoller Stimme bezeichnet oder ein trichterförmiges Wimpertier der Gattung Stentor.
  1. Loud-voiced speaker C2 formal

    A person who has an exceptionally powerful and resonant voice, capable of being heard over great distances.

    • The town crier was a true stentor, his voice carrying across the entire market square.
    • The general, a natural stentor, could command a battalion without a megaphone.
    • In the debate, he proved himself a stentor, drowning out all other speakers.

    🇩🇪Lautsprecher

    Synonyme: bawlerloudmouthroarershouterthunderervociferator

  2. Trumpet-shaped protozoan C2 formal scientific

    A genus of large, trumpet-shaped, single-celled organisms (ciliates) often found in freshwater ponds and lakes.

    • Under the microscope, the stentor contracted into a ball when disturbed.
    • The biology class observed the feeding habits of a stentor in a drop of pond water.
    • Stentors are known for their ability to regenerate from small fragments.

    🇩🇪Trompetentierchen

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  • stentor's possessive singular form