streamer

noun

stream·​er ˈstrē-mər 

plural streamers

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

c

: banner sense 2

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

The app's audience peaked at 2.4 million concurrent streamers…

—Yoree Koh

3

a

: a long extension of the solar corona visible only during a total solar eclipse

b

streamers plural : aurora borealis

Synonyms

• banderole
• banderol
• banner
• colors
• ensign
• flag
• guidon
• jack
• pendant [chiefly British]
• pendent
• pennant
• pennon
• standard

Examples of streamer in a Sentence

streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium

Recent Examples on the Web

One streamer was also able to trigger Darth Vader to repeat the F word. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025

No, but each streamer will likely tell you theirs is the right one. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 May 2025

The streamer dropped a video sharing the logo for RHOL for the first time, which uses an umbrella as the franchise’s symbol. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 May 2025

Black Friday is a signifiant date for Amazon Prime Video, given the shopping connection, and the streamer did well to land the Bears-Eagles in Philadelphia for the Black Friday game. —Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for streamer

• beamer
• creamer
• dreamer
• femur
• lemur
• reamer
• schemer
• steamer
• redeemer

Kids Definition

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