Gael
noun
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
Gael
1 American
[gayl]
/ geɪl /
noun
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Gaels
plural
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a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
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a Gaelic-speaking Celt.
Gael.
2
American
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Gael
abbreviation
Gael
British
/ ɡeɪl /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Gael
1590–1600; < Scots Gaelic Gaidheal, Old Irish Goidel
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Learner Tien knew what he faced when he stepped on Armstrong against retiring star Gael Monfils of France.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Gael Monfils, the charismatic French tennis star, knows his time in the game is short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Rooney and fellow BBC pundits Gael Clichy and Olivier Giroud all thought Conceicao was in a better position to shoot at goal himself rather than try to set up Ronaldo for the striker's first chance.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Before the game, in his BBC Sport column, Gael Clichy, who coached Olise at the Paris Olympics, said he had the potential to be the breakthrough star at the tournament.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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
Further ety. quite uncertain, whether Gael. sguit, a wanderer, Gr.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Gael. can, white, clear, pure, we get the following.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Gael. near, water, a river, show a close relationship; the Heb. nhar, a river, also seems to be allied.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
But the Gael. and Ir., caoin, soft, gentle, is a word liable to intermix.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
The Gael. abh, 'water,' appears in Aboyne, Awe.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The Braves hadn’t faced Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas since their 34-31 loss in 2014 to the Gaels amid thunder, lightning, wind and a downpour of rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Chesterton nailed it when he said “the great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, for all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Caoimhe Nic Cú Uladh, from the campaign group An Dream Dearg, said the appointment was a result of "thousands of Gaels taking to the streets over the last decade".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
With less than two minutes left in regulation, the Gaels added a touchdown and a two-point conversion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
“The main thing is that the war is going to happen because the Teutons or the Galls or whatever you call them upset the Gaels long ago.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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