Gael
noun
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
Gael
1 American
[geyl]
/ 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.
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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
Example Sentences
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Gael Monfils, the charismatic French tennis star, knows his time in the game is short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Former France full-back Gael Clichy, who played in the first year of Deschamps' reign, praised his former boss on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Gael Clichy: France, Spain and England are the three for me who will do well.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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
Then Gael became a marine, which surprised no one, and Juan’s salsa-thrasher band Culebra got a record deal, which shocked everyone, and both disappeared suddenly and completely from Sierra’s daily life.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Gael. teadhair, a tether, W. tid, a chain.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp, tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Gael. and Ir. machd, a wave, I find the root of the following.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Gael. can, white, clear, pure, we get the following.
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
St. John Bosco’s experience on defense should be beneficial, but priority No. 1 is to stop Gaels running back Terrance Grant Jr., who has a huge offensive line to support him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
A sacrifice fly brought Gaels three-hole hitter Aiden Taurek to the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
“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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