Badminton

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæd.mɪn.tÉ™n/

Origin

Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England.

Full definition of badminton

Noun

1. A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

Synonyms

• badders (UK, informal)