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

At a time when many companies in the esports industry are scaling back, consolodating and focusing on fewer large events, BLAST appears to be traveling in the opposite direction and is spearheading the growth of esports around the world. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

And with an absolutely blistering 360Hz refresh rate, esports hounds will thrill to the responsiveness. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

BlizzCon, held by Blizzard Entertainment, is a weekend-long celebration with esports, panels, cosplay and live experiences to bring together gamers around the world. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 23 June 2026

Among the creators hopping on the bandwagon, who have been aggregated by mainstream media that includes ESPN and Men in Blazers, are accounts with ties to offshore betting sites and other esports promotions. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026

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
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort