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

The core group of characters play badminton, picnic, and make lovely memories, unaware that their time as friends is extremely limited. —Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025

The mod detail did well to highlight the diamond brooch shaped like a badminton shuttlecock on her left shoulder. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025

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

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