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)
… 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
Examples of streamer in a Sentence
streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium
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The Patriots festooned their parties with banners and flags; thus, streamers, bunting or trendy flag banners in red, white, and blue would be an impeccable look.
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Brooke Barbier,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
All matches will also stream live on Fox One, the official World Cup streamer.
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Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
That auction is expected to draw heavy interest from Amazon and other streamers — not just veterans Fox, NBC, Disney’s ESPN and Paramount’s CBS.
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Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The streamers are also likely less interested in a simulcast approach.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
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Brooke Barbier,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
All matches will also stream live on Fox One, the official World Cup streamer.
—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
That auction is expected to draw heavy interest from Amazon and other streamers — not just veterans Fox, NBC, Disney’s ESPN and Paramount’s CBS.
—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The streamers are also likely less interested in a simulcast approach.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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