esports

American  

[ee-spawrts] / ˈiˌspɔrts /

Or e-sports

noun

1. (usually used with a plural verb) competitive tournaments of video games, especially among professional gamers.

2. (used with a singular verb) esport, a video game suited to or popular in this kind of tournament.

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adjective

1. of or relating to esports.

   an esports event;

   esports gambling.

Etymology

Origin of esports

First recorded in 1995–2000; e- ² (electronic) + sports

Example Sentences

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is working to combine the Los Angeles Times with studios and esports ventures and plans to take the company public.

From The Wall Street Journal

The billionaire announced plans last July to combine the paper with studios and esports and take the Los Angeles Times’s parent company public.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced two eSports players to three months in detention for cheating at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand last year.

From Barron's

ESports, or competitive video game tournaments, was included in the SEA Games for the first time in 2019.

From Barron's

In January, she made her first appearance as a commentator at a major esports event.

From BBC