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longhair

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌher

Definition of longhair

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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for longhair

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Yet other scholars, activists and intellectuals have their takes, too, on the Harlem Renaissance’s many political movements and bids for Black self-determination.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
These new lines of thought, which have gained prominence among influential defense intellectuals and policy experts close to the Kremlin over the past year do not need to be endorsed in formal security doctrine to matter.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of intellectual

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The iPhone has been the same for so long that being forced to come up with little moves and tricks and ways to think about holding the Duo is a gadget nerd thrill.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Harbach is a gifted observer of undergraduates, their pathos and their comedy, but his Westish is a gentle and perhaps too-good-natured institution, where even the jocks are nerds.

— B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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