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

• 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

With that news, the music streamer became the third company to choose the co-CEO route within the space of just over a week. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

The project has received a script-to-series commitment at the streamer and is based on the comic book of the same name by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

The streamer has extended its deal with Peanuts rights holders WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions through 2030. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

Lioness is the latest of Sheridan’s series to have their runs extended at the streamer. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 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