SamoyedPronunciation: /ˈsaməjɛd, ˌsamɔɪjɛd/Definition of Samoyed noun 1a member of a group of mainly nomadic peoples of northern Siberia, who traditionally live as reindeer herders. 2 [mass noun] any of several Samoyedic (Uralic) languages of the Samoyeds. another term for Samoyedic. [as modifier]:Nenets is the most widely spoken of the Samoyed languages 3a dog of a white Arctic breed. Origin:from Russian samoedSamoyed in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Samoyed in the US English dictionary