reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər 
1
: one that works for or urges reform
2
capitalized
: a leader of the Protestant Reformation
3
: an apparatus for cracking oils or gases to form specialized products
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Those bogus statistics are a good reminder that people can be brilliant technologists, while also being inept education reformers.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
That law is under fire for a separate reason right now, as NCAA reformers look to expand the law’s purview to include college conferences.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, politicians, reformers, and downtown activists formed the Factory Investigation Commission, which led to state and ultimately national improvements in workers’ safety and health.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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