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“But... there is one they fear. In their tongue, he is 'Dovahkiin'-- Dragonborn!"
— Esbern
Dragonborn, or DOVahKiiN (in Dragon Tongue), is the player character in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at the start of the game Dragonborn is a prisoner who is set for execution for crossing border (see IGN new gameplay video) and has no idea that he is Dragonborn.
In the Teaser Trailer Esbern mentions the reawakening of the Dragons. Immediately after, he mentions that they fear the one they call "DOVahKiiN"-- Dragonborn. Dragonborn, in the Dragon language, is actually a combination of two words - Dova, meaning "Dragon", and "kiin", meaning "child". The hero of the Skyrim game is an example of a Dragonborn.
In Previous Games:
The Septim Bloodline (Descendants of the legendary Tiber Septim) are all believed to have been "Dragonborn", and most of these are of the Imperial race, however, Dragonborn can be of any race, as the abilities and title are given by the Nine Divines to favoured subjects. In the Elder Scrolls universe, the term Dragonborn is used to refer to the descendants of Emperor Tiber Septim, member of the Septim Dynasty of Tamriel. It also may refer to the Nerevarine, the Player Character from Morrowind, who is referred to "Dragon-born" in the Lost Prophecy. The issues have since been cleared up, with Game Developer Todd Howard revealing that the "Dragonborn" of Skyrim will be different to those in previous games.