/lawng"hair', long"-/ , Informal.
n.
1. Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
2. a person, often gifted, who is very interested in or devoted to the arts, esp. a performer, composer, or lover of classical music.
3. a person having long hair, esp. a hippie.
4. a cat having long fur.
adj. Also, longhaired .
5. having long hair: a longhair cat.
6. of or characteristic of longhairs or their tastes.
[ 1915-20; LONG 1 + HAIR ]