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 streamersYoree 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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The biggest rumors along that line center around Netflix, where stories arguing that FAST channels are on the way to that streamer have circulated for months. Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 France’s film industry also negotiated separate agreements with individual streamers governing both their cinema investment commitments and their place in the country’s windowing system. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 July 2026 So while the streamers are swimming in eff-you money, the NFL’s opportunity to leverage all that dough as a means of encouraging its legacy partners to dig deeper in may be wildly overstated. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026 On the production side, TFC is in post on The Nightingale for Sony and has a development slate including film and TV projects set up with the majority of streamers, networks and studios, as well as multiple independent films. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 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 5 Aug. 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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