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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Lindsay was initially elected by broad coalition—Silk Stocking Manhattan Republicans, the city’s business elite, middle- and lower-middle-class white Catholic homeowners in the outer boroughs, liberal Manhattan reformers, middle-class Jews in the outer boroughs, and many Blacks and Puerto Ricans.
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The class splits evenly between the reformer and the cadillac, giving you a full-body burn.
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Bolivia saw an end to almost 20 years of socialist rule with the election of Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a centrist reformer.
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Brookside proved democratic reformers could run a union and use it to improve working-class lives.
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The class splits evenly between the reformer and the cadillac, giving you a full-body burn.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Bolivia saw an end to almost 20 years of socialist rule with the election of Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a centrist reformer.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Brookside proved democratic reformers could run a union and use it to improve working-class lives.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformer. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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