e-sports

See also: esports and eSports

English

Alternative forms

• eSports, esports

Etymology

e- +‎ sports

Noun

e-sports (uncountable)

1. Short for electronic sports, the competitive play of video games as a commercial spectator sport.

   Synonym: cybersports

   • 2021 December 19, Joe Drape, “Step Aside, LeBron and Dak, and Make Room for Banjo and Kazooie”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

Translations

video games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電子競技／电子竞技 (zh) (diànzǐ jìngjì), 電競／电竞 (zh) (diànjìng)

• Finnish: e-urheilu (fi), elektroninen urheilu, kilpapelaaminen
• French: e-sports (fr) m pl, e-sport (fr) m
• Malay: e-sukan
• Thai: อีสปอร์ต (ii-sà-bpɔ̀ɔt)
• Vietnamese: thể thao điện tử

Anagrams

• Prestos, Stropes, opsters, portess, posters, reposts, respots