rə̇ˈfȯrmər, rēˈf-, -ȯ(ə)mə(r noun
( -s )
1. : one that effects or tries to effect a reformation or amendment : one that works for or urges reform
once the moralist, the religionist, or the puritan reformer becomes the censor of art — Hunter Mead
2. usually capitalized : a leader of the Reformation in the 16th century
this is not what the Reformers meant by faith — B.E.Meland
3. : an advocate or promoter of political reform:
a. : an advocate or promoter of parliamentary reform ; especially : a participator in the reform movement in Great Britain in 1831-32
b. usually capitalized : a member of a reform party (as in Canada or New Zealand)
4. : an apparatus for reforming hydrocarbon materials (as naphtha or natural gas)
catalytic reformer