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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Those bogus statistics are a good reminder that people can be brilliant technologists, while also being inept education reformers.
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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
Control-room operators and millwrights will need new training on hydrogen safety and new sensor suites; chemists must monitor oxygen-extraction with H₂ instead of carbon; and automation teams must coordinate the reformers, recycle loops, and smelters.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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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
Control-room operators and millwrights will need new training on hydrogen safety and new sensor suites; chemists must monitor oxygen-extraction with H₂ instead of carbon; and automation teams must coordinate the reformers, recycle loops, and smelters.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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