plural streamers
1
b
: any long narrow wavy strip resembling or suggesting a banner floating in the wind
c
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
Dan GallagherThe app's audience peaked at 2.4 million concurrent streamers…—Yoree Koh
Yoree Koh3
a
: a long extension of the solar corona visible only during a total solar eclipse
b
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streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium
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Disney+ confirmed today that the second season of Moving is in development, after the Korean series ranked as the number one Korean original globally on the streamer.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Netflix has set a date for Zero Day: The conspiracy thriller starring Oscar winner Robert De Niro will premiere Thursday, Feb. 20 on the streamer, TVLine has learned.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
The show will premiere on the streamer on Dec. 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
The relatives weren't paying for the streamers, but using them too
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Every family shares streaming services, but not all share them equally.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Netflix has set a date for Zero Day: The conspiracy thriller starring Oscar winner Robert De Niro will premiere Thursday, Feb. 20 on the streamer, TVLine has learned.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
The show will premiere on the streamer on Dec. 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
The relatives weren't paying for the streamers, but using them too
Comments
Every family shares streaming services, but not all share them equally.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Streamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamer. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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
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