streamer

noun

USSTREE-mer/ˈstɹimɚ/STREE-muh/ˈstɹiːmə/

11 meanings of streamer

1
nouncountable
Someone who shows what they are doing live on the internet, often while playing video games.
Like a TV host, but they perform live from home for fans on the internet.
My favorite streamer plays new games every Friday night.
Many streamers chat with their fans while they play.
Similarbroadcaster, livestreamer
2
nouncountable
A long, thin piece of cloth or paper hung up as a decoration.
We hung a bright streamer across the doorway for the party.
Colorful streamers waved from the top of the castle tower.
Similarbanner, pennant
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3
nouncountable
Thin strips of paper that people throw at parties and celebrations.
Everyone threw streamers when the team won the championship.
A single streamer landed on the bride's shoulder as the crowd cheered.
Similarconfetti, ribbon
4
nouncountable
A paid service that sends movies, shows, or music to you over the internet.
Which streamer has that new comedy series?
Most streamers raised their prices again this year.
Similarplatform, service
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5
nouncountable
A big headline that goes all the way across the top of a newspaper page.
The paper ran a huge streamer about the election results.
Bold streamers topped the front pages after the moon landing.
Similarbanner, headline
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6
nouncountable
A tall beam of light from the northern lights that rises up from the horizon.
Like a giant searchlight beam pointing up into the dark sky.
A green streamer rose into the night sky above the snowy hills.
We watched streamers of light dance over the frozen lake for an hour.
Similarray, shaft, beam, streak
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7
nouncountable
A type of fishing lure made to look like a small fish in the water.
He tied a new streamer to his line and cast toward the deep pool.
Big trout often chase streamers when the water is high.
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8
nouncountable
A machine that saves large amounts of computer data onto a moving tape, mostly for backup copies.
The office backs up its files to a streamer every night.
Streamers were once the cheapest way to store huge files.
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9
nouncountable
A device or program that sends data in a steady flow over a network.
The streamer in the living room connects the TV to the internet.
Cheap streamers can turn almost any old TV into a smart one.
Similarplayer
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10
nounUKcountablein compounds
A student who is put in a school group based on ability.
As a top streamer, she studies maths with the year above.
The teachers moved several streamers into a higher group at half term.
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11
nouncountable
A worker who looks for tin in the sand and gravel of streams.
The streamer worked the riverbed all day, washing gravel for bits of tin.
Streamers from the village carried their finds to the smelting house.
Similartinner, prospector
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Origin

From Middle English stremer, made from "stream" plus "-er".