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)

… 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 of streamer

• flag
• banner

Examples of streamer in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In the meantime, YouTube has become the most popular streamer, commanding nearly 16 percent of TV viewing, according to Nielsen. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026

Music Festival with Spotify, which brought 14 Taiwanese acts to two stages in the streamer’s first collaboration with a Taiwanese music event. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

After recording the views, a recovery system Barnard called Repris consisted of a streamer to slow its drop and a GPS tracker to help locate the pod after landing. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Obviously, the shorter the disruption, the less the networks/streamers will have to scramble for programming alternatives; on the bright side, the early stages of the MLB season are also flush with other high-value sports options. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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