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

While I waited, I looked around the ESports Stadium Arlington—an enormous blacked-out event space optimized for video game tournaments that has a capacity of 2,500.

From Slate

You can pick a green blob, a buff, tattooed Zane, gamer girl Kira or even virtual versions of real people such as the esports star Faker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Esports was officially recognised as a military sport in 2024, allowing personnel to choose it over physical sports like rugby and football as a free-time pursuit.

From BBC

RAF Air Specialist Roman Davies plays Rocket League - a popular online multiplayer game - for the RAF Stormshadows team at esports tournaments.

From BBC

The game has a steady base of regular players and its own dedicated esports tournaments.

From BBC