streamer

noun

stream·​er ˈstrē-mər How to pronounce streamer (audio)
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
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 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
Recent Examples on the Web Some, like streamer Adin Ross, tested the company’s bolder claims with antics like firing a gun at the vehicle. Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024 On Sunday, the chants continued, as thousands of crew workers gathered for a Los Angeles rally ahead of Monday’s bargaining talks with Hollywood studios and streamers, the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024 That’s given Apple the second-biggest haul among the major studios and streamers, just behind Netflix’s 18 nods and tied with Universal and Searchlight. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024 When the streamer posted the moment to their official Instagram account on Monday, the intralogisitics worker reacted to the now-infamous moment in the comments. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 Gabe, a 42-year-old who also declined to give her last name, took her 2-year-old daughter to walk through the streamers and banners set up at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024 Scientists anticipate that exciting features resembling loops, streamers and bright curls will be visible in the sun’s hot outer atmosphere, known as the corona, when the moon blocks the star’s surface from view during the upcoming eclipse. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 The effort involves asking production companies, including major studios and streamers, to include contributions to producers’ health coverage on its production budgets. Andrew Dalton, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 Jan Koeppen, president of The Walt Disney Co. for EMEA, will continue to oversee the Disney streamer in the key world markets. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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streamer

noun
stream·​er ˈstrē-mər How to pronounce streamer (audio)
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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