1. a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer • Syn: Lapp, Lapplander, Sami, Same, Saame • Derivationally related forms: Lappland (for: Lapplander) • Hypernyms: European • Member Holonyms: Lappland, Lapland 2. the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula • Syn: Lapp, Sami, Same, Saame • Hypernyms: Lappic, Lappish