Definition of
Fabian
- (noun, person) a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
- (adj, all) using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation
- (adj, pert) of or relating to Fabianism
via WordNet, Princeton University
Alternate forms of Fabian
Hypernyms: socialist
Origin of the word Fabian
- "socialist," from Fabian Society, founded in Britain 1884, named for Quintus Fabius Maximus (surnamed Cunctator "the Delayer"), the cautious tactician who opposed Hannibal in the Second Punic War. The Fabians sought to draw a distinction between their slow-going tactics and those of anarchists and communists. The Latin gens name is possibly from faba "a bean."
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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