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
Examples of streamer in a Sentence
streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium
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At its launch in 2019, and for several years thereafter there seemed to be a desire to avoid traditional TV showrunners at the streamer.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
Wolfe upgrades Spotify to outperform from peer perform Wolfe sees several positive catalysts behind the music streamer.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
One of the streamer’s Indian titles this year is Toaster, which stars Rajkummar Rao, who also serves as producer alongside his wife, Patralekhaa.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
One person that’s carving out a unique lane for themselves is streamer and producer PlaqueBoyMax.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
Wolfe upgrades Spotify to outperform from peer perform Wolfe sees several positive catalysts behind the music streamer.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
One of the streamer’s Indian titles this year is Toaster, which stars Rajkummar Rao, who also serves as producer alongside his wife, Patralekhaa.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
One person that’s carving out a unique lane for themselves is streamer and producer PlaqueBoyMax.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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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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