as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
long-standing tension between the townies and the longhairs at the elite college
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Recent Examples of longhair
Raisa was a fixture on Chicago’s opera scene, and La Scala’ stage was sacred space in the world of longhairs, as classical music fans are sometimes known.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
With a warm smile and loving spirit, the 3-year-old longhair Chihuahua is hoping for a family that needs a new sous chef that just so happens to have four legs.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
The volunteers unloading the military supplies are friends from the Ukrainian film and television industry — a longhair bunch of cinematographers, gaffers, set decorators and marketing strategists.
—Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022
That’s because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little protein called Fel d 1, found in the saliva and oil glands, which causes most cat allergies.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
With a warm smile and loving spirit, the 3-year-old longhair Chihuahua is hoping for a family that needs a new sous chef that just so happens to have four legs.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
The volunteers unloading the military supplies are friends from the Ukrainian film and television industry — a longhair bunch of cinematographers, gaffers, set decorators and marketing strategists.
—Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022
That’s because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little protein called Fel d 1, found in the saliva and oil glands, which causes most cat allergies.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longhair
Noun
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The always watchable Zem (Other People’s Children) is strong as an obsessive intellectual whose theories drive him to push others to the brink, while Valeria Golino (a requisite for any Italian festival film these days) shows up as the aggrieved mother of a victim.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The first National Conservatism conferences drew students and intellectuals who felt marginalized by the Republican Party and dreamed about taking power.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So no, the nerds aren’t going anywhere.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s likely to be some Silicon Valley techno-nerd’s paradise of the future, and it’s probably being built right now.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Longhair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longhair. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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