Gael

¹ American  

[geyl] / geɪl /

noun

1. a Scottish Celt or Highlander.

2. a Gaelic-speaking Celt.

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Gael. ² American  

Or Gael

abbreviation

1. Gaelic.

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Gael British  

/ ɡeɪl /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Gaeldom noun

Etymology

Origin of Gael

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

Example Sentences

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

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

He was left in tears after losing the Olympic final to Djokovic in Paris in 2024 and smashed a racquet in a shock loss to Gael Monfils a month later.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

He became the invincible Gael, the scion of desperate races more ancient than Arthur’s, and more subtle.

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