plural streamers
1
b
: any long narrow wavy strip resembling or suggesting a banner floating in the wind
c
2
: one that streams digital data (see stream entry 2 sense transitive 3)
The rub, of course, is that music streaming isn't a terribly profitable business, due mostly to the royalties streamers must pay to labels and artists.—
Dan Gallagher
Dan GallagherThe app's audience peaked at 2.4 million concurrent streamers…—Yoree Koh
Yoree Koh3
a
: a long extension of the solar corona visible only during a total solar eclipse
b
Synonyms
Examples of streamer in a Sentence
streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition, the streamer has a free 5-day trial available, which is more than enough time to watch the entire MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on truTV online for free.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Since exiting Netflix, Wiseman has served as a consultant for a variety of streamers and most recently was at Amazon MGM Studios.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
But the rituals didn’t originate with an athlete, a coach or anyone else in the traditional sporting world — they were coined by a popular video game streamer, TheSketchReal, who also goes by Sketch.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Built by a tiny team of five developers in just six weeks, Content Warning has quickly become gaming’s latest trending topic by being a send-up of the very players it was made for: game streamers aiming to go viral and the fans who love to watch them.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
There are plenty of nostalgic titles on the streamer, from technicolor musicals to tense Westerns.
Tired of FX-heavy blockbusters?
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
For some of the artists, the shuttering of the building marked an end of an era — especially as the animation industry had been deeply affected by streamers trying to course-correct on their lavish overspending even before Hollywood’s recent contraction.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The Palestinian grandmother would decorate the house with gold streamers and multi-colored balloons, as white confetti poured from the ceiling.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The online streamer, 32, revealed the news in a post on X, formerly Twitter, nearly a week after announcing his skin cancer diagnosis.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Rudie Obias, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Since exiting Netflix, Wiseman has served as a consultant for a variety of streamers and most recently was at Amazon MGM Studios.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
But the rituals didn’t originate with an athlete, a coach or anyone else in the traditional sporting world — they were coined by a popular video game streamer, TheSketchReal, who also goes by Sketch.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Built by a tiny team of five developers in just six weeks, Content Warning has quickly become gaming’s latest trending topic by being a send-up of the very players it was made for: game streamers aiming to go viral and the fans who love to watch them.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
There are plenty of nostalgic titles on the streamer, from technicolor musicals to tense Westerns.
Tired of FX-heavy blockbusters?
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
For some of the artists, the shuttering of the building marked an end of an era — especially as the animation industry had been deeply affected by streamers trying to course-correct on their lavish overspending even before Hollywood’s recent contraction.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The Palestinian grandmother would decorate the house with gold streamers and multi-colored balloons, as white confetti poured from the ceiling.
—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The online streamer, 32, revealed the news in a post on X, formerly Twitter, nearly a week after announcing his skin cancer diagnosis.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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streamer
noun
stream·er
ˈstrē-mər 
1
a
: a flag that streams in the wind
especially
: pennant sense 1
b
: a long narrow wavy strip suggesting a banner floating in the wind
2
plural
: aurora borealis
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