What does "samsung" mean?

A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.

What is a synonym for "samsung"?

Common synonyms include: android.

//ˈsæm.sʌŋ// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.
"He told his friend that the game wasnt available on Samsung phones."
2
A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.; A phone manufactured by Samsung.
"They are wearing pajamas and shouldering pillows, with iPhones in their left hands and Samsungs in their right hands."
3
An Android smartphone.

Proper Noun

1
A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.
"[Some of] them, potentially, are the Sonys and Samsungs of tomorrow. Some companies try to lure customers to their booths with food: a soft ice cream machine maker plies passersby with free cones, a wine fountain maker touts cups of sour red."

"Are your speakers Philips or Samsung?"

Borrowed from Korean 삼성(三星) (Samseong), literally tristar or three stars, combined to represent powerful eternity.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.