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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The streamer also released some first-look photos (see above and below) of the special which comes from Blumhouse Television and Cake Boss creators High Noon Entertainment.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
The new series will premiere Oct. 11 on Dropout (the indie streamer owned by the company of the same name, which last year rebranded from CollegeHumor) with new episodes released every other Friday.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
Before receiving its 16 Emmy nominations, the series premiered as the streamer’s most successful launch to date and earned a swift renewal.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2024
Lionsgate did however package the price increase with the announcement of a new bundle with BritBox, the niche streamer of British shows, along with a few additional FAST channels such as an action channel curated by 50 Cent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
The new series will premiere Oct. 11 on Dropout (the indie streamer owned by the company of the same name, which last year rebranded from CollegeHumor) with new episodes released every other Friday.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
Before receiving its 16 Emmy nominations, the series premiered as the streamer’s most successful launch to date and earned a swift renewal.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2024
Lionsgate did however package the price increase with the announcement of a new bundle with BritBox, the niche streamer of British shows, along with a few additional FAST channels such as an action channel curated by 50 Cent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 8 Sep. 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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