esports

or e-sports

[ ee-spawrts ]

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

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

adjectiveSometimes e·sport .
  1. of or relating to esports: an esports event;esports gambling.

Origin of esports

1
First recorded in 1995–2000; e-2 (electronic) + sports

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