esport

noun

ˈē-ˌspȯrt 

variants or e-sport

plural esports or e-sports

: a multiplayer video game used as the basis for an organized competition

Rapa has played over 10,000 hours of "League of Legends" since the game's release. He thinks the complexity of the game is what turns kids away from trying it out as an esport.

—James Lotts

Though women make up nearly half of all US gamers, the number decreases to a third for games that are considered an esport …

—Melissah Yang

What has made Overwatch League unique compared to other leagues in the multibillion-dollar world of esports is attaching teams to cities and trying to build a hometown fan base like traditional sports.

—Arash Markazi

For almost a decade, pro-circuit video gaming has been inching toward acceptance as an e-sport.

—Alan Feuer

—often used before another noun

esport gaming

esport players

also : the activity of engaging in esports

Four teams are in the semi-finals this weekend. That's how a semi-final works, even in esport.

—Megan Stewart

Examples of esport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investors include Michele Attisani, co-founder and former chief business officer of esports company ESL FaceIt Group. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Stream ads during esports content. —Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025

Considering Sony worked closely with esports team Fnatic, there might be some truth to this. —PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025

The guests spoke on a wide array of topics, ranging from issues of great interest to Beijing, such as U.S. tariff policy, the war in Ukraine, and the promotion of Chinese history, to more innocuous subjects like esports and music festivals. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

e- entry 2 + sport entry 2

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for esport

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort