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
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On Thursday, June 6, the streamer announced that the actor, 46, has been cast as LAPD officer Mark Meachum — his first leading role since his breakout series, The CW's Supernatural, which concluded in 2020.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
The Motion Picture Association-Canada, which represents Netflix, Disney Plush, Paramount, and other streamers has has already opposed the fee.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 June 2024
Other Shondaland projects on the streamer include Debbie Allen doc Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker and the Anna Delvey miniseries Inventing Anna.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Creator for Palestine — a group of Twitch streamers, YouTubers, and TikTokers — raised over $1.5 million dollars this weekend for relief efforts in Gaza.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 June 2024
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
The Motion Picture Association-Canada, which represents Netflix, Disney Plush, Paramount, and other streamers has has already opposed the fee.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 June 2024
Other Shondaland projects on the streamer include Debbie Allen doc Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker and the Anna Delvey miniseries Inventing Anna.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Creator for Palestine — a group of Twitch streamers, YouTubers, and TikTokers — raised over $1.5 million dollars this weekend for relief efforts in Gaza.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 June 2024
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 17 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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