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streamer

streamer

1 3.6
A person who broadcasts live video or audio on the internet
  • noun
  • /ˈstriːmər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : streamer
  • I'm a content creator, streamer, gamer, vlogger.
  • Twitch streamers
  • big streamers

And next week we are having Cripparion the Twitch streamer and Hardcore gamer.

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Examples

  • Well, I mean, we can talk about now that you're a streamer, we can talk about the Misfits event.

  • And in a stunning revelation, Griffin's own wife, and a popular online streamer who had evidence of the crimes, worked together to expose the conspiracy.

  • You're the number one most popular game streamer in the world.

  • So your wife is a fellow streamer, Molina.

  • I have a question from a, a, a live streamer for Doctor Dessler.

  • You're the only female streamer I know that is hated that way.

  • So I recently talked to a left-leaning or maybe a far left political streamer named Destiny.

  • OK so now I fully understand why Twitch streamers stream for so long whenever they stream.

  • And next week we are having Cripparion the Twitch streamer and Hardcore gamer.

  • As a popular gamer, she attracts thousands of viewers every time she goes live as a streamer.

Synonyms

telecaster
vsstreamer
1 7.6

A person or company that broadcasts TV shows

sends live internet video or audio often with real time interaction
hoster
vsstreamer
  • Archaic
1 4.6

A person who presents a TV or radio show and talks to guests

broadcasts live online with audience interaction regularly

Compounds

streamer fly
  • Jargon
8.9

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

How Popular

influencer
  • Texting
19 3.8
streamer
  • Jargon
1 3.6

Surface Forms

streamer singular
streamers plural

Morphology

streamer = stream (transparent) = stream + er

Regular agent noun formation from the modern verb 'stream' (to broadcast live); a 'streamer' is plainly 'one who streams'.

Etymology

Streamer comes from stream meaning 'flow' and -er meaning 'one that'. Today a streamer is someone who sends live video or audio that 'flows' to viewers over the internet, so the name is like 'one who streams'.