"Twitcher" meaning in All languages combined

See Twitcher on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Twitchers [plural]
Etymology: From Twitch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Twitch|-er|id2=occupation}} Twitch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Twitcher (plural Twitchers)
  1. A streamer on the video livestream service Twitch.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022, Natalia Quintas-Froufe, Ana González-Neira, “First Studies of the Migration of Television Content to Twitch in Spain”, in Álvaro Rocha, Daniel Barredo, Paulo Carlos López-López, Iván Puentes-Rivera, editors, Communication and Smart Technologies: Proceedings of ICOMTA 2021 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; 259), Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., →ISBN, page 371:",
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          "ref": "2022, Piotr Siuda, Mark R. Johnson, “Microtransaction Politics in FIFA Ultimate Team: Game Fans, Twitch Streamers, and Electronic Arts”, in Raiford Guins, Henry Lowood, Carlin Wing, editors, EA Sports FIFA: Feeling the Game, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, part 2 (Midfield), pages 99 and 102:",
          "text": "Some messages warn against not being fooled, and that YouTubers or Twitchers should be somewhat absolved because “it’s their job” (C2), with the “dirty rotten system” (C2) to blame in which “EA decides who get what” (C2). […] Players post messages stressing the differences between themselves and streamers, with “regular folks are forced to earn … wins in fut champs” (C1; C3) while YouTubers or Twitchers “get given wins by their viewers” (C1; C3).",
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