Gael

¹ American

[geyl] / geɪl /

noun

a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
a Gaelic-speaking Celt.

Gael. ² American

Or Gael

abbreviation

Gaelic.

Gael British

/ ɡeɪl /

noun

a person who speaks a Gaelic language, esp a Highland Scot or an Irishman

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Gaeldom

noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

Gaels

plural

Etymology

Origin of Gael

1590–1600; < Scots Gaelic Gaidheal, Old Irish Goidel

Example Sentences

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Gael Clichy: Switzerland are a very dynamic group of young players, and their team and federation has progressed a lot in the past eight years or so.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I went with Gael to watch the final match from the 1990–91 season, where Pumas became champions,” he recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Gael García Bernal stars in the director’s epic—full of beautiful, often static imagery—about the Portuguese explorer, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

But wing Gael Drean's debut try after Italy winger Louis Lynagh had been yellow-carded, and another from Emilien Gailleton put the gloss on France's victory and kept them on course for the Grand Slam.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

If it please mine uncle, King Arthur, to accord with him, then the King will lose my service and that of all the Gael.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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