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What (who) is Fabian - definition
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Fabian (disambiguation)
fabian
a.
Dilatory, inactive, procrastinating, delaying.
Fabian
·add. ·adj Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia.
II. Fabian ·add. ·noun A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society.
III. Fabian ·adj Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
IV. Fabian ·add. ·adj Designating, or pertaining to, a society of socialists, organized in England in 1884 to spread socialistic principles gradually without violent agitation.
Fabian
['fe?b??n]
¦ noun a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming to achieve socialism by non-revolutionary methods.
¦ adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of the Fabians.
2. employing a cautiously persistent and dilatory strategy to wear out an enemy.
Derivatives
Fabianism noun
Fabianist noun
Origin
C18: from the name of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, known for his delaying tactics.
Examples of use of Fabian
1. Sunder Katwala is general secretary of the Fabian Society
2. –– Fabian Bielinksy SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) _ Fabian Bielinsky, who directed the critically acclaimed movie "Nine Queens," died Wednesday of a suspected heart attack, the Argentine consulate said.
3. Mrs Creagh will outline her plans this week in the Fabian Review, the quarterly magazine of left–wing think–tank the Fabian Society.
4. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, a Democrat, also welcomed the deal.
5. Part of the causeway was swept away when Fabian struck.