Twitcher

See also: twitcher

English

Etymology

From Twitch +‎ -er.

Noun

Twitcher (plural Twitchers)

1. A streamer on the video livestream service Twitch.
   • 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:

     The Twitchers interact with their audiences in multiple ways in order to create communities.

   • 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:

     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).

   • 2023, Adam Collins, Jason Harlacher, Effective Bullying Prevention: A Comprehensive Schoolwide Approach, The Guilford Press, →ISBN, page 203:

     Popular Twitchers (live streamers) build and cultivate devoted communities of fans where hundreds and even thousands log on to watch their broadcasts of whatever it is they want to share with the world.