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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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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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
I have a big pile of old cookbooks that inspired a lot of the specific dishes in the book, but the best resource was the New York magazine archives, particularly Gael Greene’s old columns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
At the start of the tournament, he axed France's all-time leading try scorer Damian Penaud, still only 29, along with back-row stalwart and sometime captain Gregory Alldritt and veteran centre Gael Fickou.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
“I’m so glad you came. This is my son, Gael, and you know Selena.”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
Gael. and Ir. pac, Bret. pak, a bundle; cf.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 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. arg, white, which has been generally adduced as the etymon of these names, may intermix.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
From the Gael. and Welsh cam, to bend, Sansc. kamp, Gr. καμπω, are the following.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
As then the mouth of the Padus was a vast estuary, so in the Gael. badh, a bay or estuary, I find the explanation of the name.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
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
Mason, a 6-foot-9 forward who opened his conference tournament with the Gaels the following day, arrived in Las Vegas about one hour before tip-off of the Pac-12 championship game against Stanford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 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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