badminton

noun

bad·​min·​ton ˈbad-ˌmi-tᵊn 

-ˌmin-tᵊn

: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net

Examples of badminton in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pickleball is a sport that blends tennis, badminton and ping-pong. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025

After trying out a deluge of school clubs — basketball, badminton, tennis, calligraphy — and failing at all of them, one day fate leads Minami to a driving range. —Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

On a lower part of the property, the sprawling sports complex includes a championship tennis court, shuffleboard and bocce and pickleball courts, volleyball and badminton courts, a putting green, a horseshoe pit, and a two-story pavilion with dressing areas and bathrooms. —Mark David, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025

Head to any tennis court to try to get some swings in and one’s sure to see plenty of people playing pickleball, a combination of badminton, ping pong and tennis that sees players swing small paddles on a short court. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably from Badminton House, seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in Wiltshire, England (though a historical link between the game and this place has not been demonstrated)

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

badminton

noun

bad·​min·​ton ˈbad-ˌmit-ᵊn 

: a game in which a shuttlecock is hit back and forth over a net by players using light rackets