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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As anime continues to soar in popularity on Netflix, the streamer's been putting more focus on the genre.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Along with Netflix, five other streamers had original series land in the top 10.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The Paramount Global streamer’s negotiations for the rights to the series continue, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 July 2025
Ligue 1 has gone through a rocky couple years after parting ways with its historic pay TV partner Canal+, and falling out with British streamer DAZN.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 July 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Along with Netflix, five other streamers had original series land in the top 10.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The Paramount Global streamer’s negotiations for the rights to the series continue, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 July 2025
Ligue 1 has gone through a rocky couple years after parting ways with its historic pay TV partner Canal+, and falling out with British streamer DAZN.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 July 2025
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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