plural streamers
Synonyms of streamernext
1
a
: a flag that streams in the wind
especially : pennant
b
: any long narrow wavy strip resembling or suggesting a banner floating in the wind
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
The app's audience peaked at 2.4 million concurrent streamers…—Yoree Koh
3
a
: a long extension of the solar corona visible only during a total solar eclipse
b
streamers plural : aurora borealis

Examples of streamer in a Sentence

streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium
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For Degroote, the goal is to deliver entertainment programs that have a strong enough interactive or live component to engage audiences and stand out in an increasingly crowded market that includes streamers, social media and YouTube. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 With the show’s premiere roughly six weeks away, the streamer unveiled the full trailer this weekend at New York Comic-Con. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Oct. 2026 The Babysitter not only marks the fourth film in an ongoing partnership between the streamer and the prolific children’s horror author, but also the first not based on a short from Stine’s Nightmare Hour or Haunting Hour anthologies. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026 And then there is content licensing, which could be a lot more efficient if the studios’ distribution divisions and their sibling streamers are overseen by the same business op executive. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for streamer

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of streamer was in the 13th century

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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

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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