I. ˈstentər noun
( -s )
Etymology: obsolete stent to access (by shortening & alteration from obsolete extent, from Middle English extenten to stretch out, assess) + -or — more at stent
chiefly Scotland : a tax assessor
II. ˈsten.ˌtȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə), -ntə(r) noun
Etymology: after Stentor, Greek warrior mentioned in the Iliad famed for his powerful voice, from Latin & Greek; Latin Stentor, from Greek Stentōr
1. -s : a person having a powerful voice
parliamentary stentors — Time
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
a. capitalized : a widely distributed genus of heterotrichous ciliate protozoans that have a trumpet-shaped body attached to the substrate by the smaller end with the mouth at the larger end, are often brightly colored, and are among the largest infusorians
b. -s : any protozoan of the genus Stentor
3. -s : howler monkey