reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər 
1
: one that works for or urges reform
2
Reformer
: a leader of the Protestant Reformation
3
: an apparatus for cracking oils or gases to form specialized products
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However, British ideas were exported, or rather imported, by reformers and revolutionaries.
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Victims and families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are moving forward on a lawsuit alleging Saudi government responsibility in the attacks, and human rights activists are holding up Khashoggi’s name as emblematic of the ongoing persecution against political opposition and reformers in the country.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
Some reformers literally thought their work could jumpstart the return of Christ.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2025
Still other stories even imagine an alliance of unlikely bedfellows—once powerful liberal political reformers and conservative generals from the People’s Liberation Army, for instance—who are teaming up to admonish Xi or to replace him.
—Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Victims and families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are moving forward on a lawsuit alleging Saudi government responsibility in the attacks, and human rights activists are holding up Khashoggi’s name as emblematic of the ongoing persecution against political opposition and reformers in the country.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
Some reformers literally thought their work could jumpstart the return of Christ.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2025
Still other stories even imagine an alliance of unlikely bedfellows—once powerful liberal political reformers and conservative generals from the People’s Liberation Army, for instance—who are teaming up to admonish Xi or to replace him.
—Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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