Samoyed

Samoyed Definition

Samo·yed (sam′ə yed′, sə mo̵i′id)

noun

a member of a group of peoples living in N Siberia and the Taimyr Peninsula
any of a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyeds
any of a breed of strong working dog with a thick, white coat, erect ears, and a tail rolled over the back: developed in Siberia as a sled dog

Etymology: Russ samoed, lit., self-eater, cannibal, altered < Lapp name samo- (see samovar) + base of jĕdá, food: for IE base see eat

adjective

of the Samoyeds or their languages or culture

Samoyed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

dog: A woman rang me last june asking to buy a samoyed dog pup to breed to her maltese.

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