e-sports

A form of esports

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Meanings

noune-sports (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of esports.

    The effect on traditional sports is just one of the concerns often expressed about this phenomenon. The proliferation of e-sports conjures images of children eating sugary snacks late into the night as they stare at their screens.

    2021 December 19, Joe Drape, “Step Aside, LeBron and Dak, and Make Room for Banjo and Kazooie”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

From e- + sports.

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Cite this entry
APA

e-sports. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-sports

MLA

“e-sports.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-sports. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-sports,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-sports.

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