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streamer

streamer

6.0
A very wide newspaper headline that runs across the whole front page
  • noun
  • /ˈstriːmər/
  • Literature
translation icon : titular a toda página
  • Her long curly blonde hair blew back in knotted streamers when she moved.

Examples

  • Each edition of the magazine included a prominent streamer to highlight the main story of the week.

  • A long computer-printed streamer proclaiming "WE'RE NUMBER ONE" covered up some of it, and various tack-ups decorated the rest, at least as far off the floor as human arms could reach: complete game schedules for football, basketball, and baseball, and adjacent to that, a sign-up sheet for the football pool, almost filled.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The newspaper featured a large streamer announcing the election results across the top of the front page.

  • During the special event, they displayed a colorful streamer that caught everyone's attention with its bold headline.

Synonyms

banner
vsstreamer
  • Literature
40 3.0

A large headline that runs across the top of a newspaper page

is focused on width and large type rather than drama or importance
newspaper headline
vsstreamer
  • Literature
6 2.0

The title at the top of a newspaper article in large print

is specific to a full-width line across the page rather than a top title
screamer
vsstreamer
  • Literature
1 7.9

A shocking newspaper headline to get attention

is defined by its layout across the page not by sensational tone

Compounds

streamer fly
  • Jargon
8.9

A fishing lure with long wings that extend past the hook to look like a small fish

How Prominent

streamer
  • Literature
6.0
headline
  • Literature
542 1.1
caption
45 2.7

Surface Forms

streamer singular
streamers plural

Morphology

streamer = stream (semi-transparent) = stream + er

The word is formed regularly from 'stream' + '-er', but the newspaper-headline sense is a specialized metaphorical extension rather than a fully predictable everyday meaning.

Etymology

Streamer comes from stream meaning 'flow' and -er meaning 'one that'. A newspaper 'streamer' is like a long strip or headline that 'flows' across the page, so the name fits the wide, running banner at the top.