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
Origin:
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