Synonyms of longhair

longhair

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌher 

as in intellectual

a person with strong intellectual interests

long-standing tension between the townies and the longhairs at the elite college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intellectual
• nerd
• geek
• highbrow
• blue
• intellectualist
• double-dome
• intellectualizer
• wizard
• sage
• Brahmin
• mandarin
• pseud
• bluestocking
• intellect
• thinker
• genius
• brain
• whiz

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• philistine
• lowbrow
• dope
• blockhead
• moron
• dumbbell
• imbecile
• simpleton
• dummy
• dunce
• pinhead
• anti-intellectual
• dolt
• nitwit
• fathead
• half-wit

Example Sentences

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. — 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