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
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Examples of streamer in a Sentence
streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium
Recent Examples on the Web
Team store sales are up 18% this year and there has been an increase in unique streamers (who watch the Royals on streaming services) during each game.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
Below is a compendium of promising upcoming Arabic-language films in various stages that will be surfacing either at festivals or on streamers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
Kang, who departed her pact with AMC for what sources say is an eight-figure deal with Amazon, remains housed at the streamer and will continue to develop projects for the company.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
The streamer announced Friday that the event previously scheduled for July 20 will be postponed to later this year.
—EW.com, 31 May 2024
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
Below is a compendium of promising upcoming Arabic-language films in various stages that will be surfacing either at festivals or on streamers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
Kang, who departed her pact with AMC for what sources say is an eight-figure deal with Amazon, remains housed at the streamer and will continue to develop projects for the company.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
The streamer announced Friday that the event previously scheduled for July 20 will be postponed to later this year.
—EW.com, 31 May 2024
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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