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

The show consists of eight episodes and premieres Jan. 15 on the streamer. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025

The industry and exhibitors rely on the streamer who is committed to theatrical for mass appealing and mid-mass appealing counterprogramming. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025

The show will return Jan. 9 on the streamer with three episodes, after which new episodes will premiere weekly on Thursdays until March 6. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025

The pilot will be shopped to networks and streamers in 2025, Deadline reports. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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

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