reformer
reformer noun: one who reforms, or who works for reform.
Noun (1)
reformer (plural reformers)
- One who reforms, or who works for reform.
- Among the frontrunners before the conclave began were Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state; Luis Antonio Tagle, a reformer from the Philippines; Péter Erdő, a traditionalist from Hungary; Robert Sarah, a cardinal from Guinea who criticised Francis’s papacy; and the moderate US cardinal...2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian
- One who was involved in the Reformation.
- […] for I long to ſee a larke without a creaſt, and would travaile farre to diſcoover a reformer without a fault, […]1593, Gabriell Haruey [i.e., Gabriel Harvey], Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. A Preparative to Certaine Larger Discourses, Intituled Nashes S. Fame, London: […] Iohn Wolfe...
- A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.
- The fuel reformer works somewhat like catalytic converters in cars. In the gasoline reformer, vaporized gasoline is mixed with steam and air before traveling through a cylinder packed with the new Argonne catalyst. The result is a hydrogen-rich gas that is further processed in subsequent chemical...2004, Evelyn Brown, “Argonne tests and creates the fuel cells to power the future”, in Evelyn Brown, editor, Logos, volume 22, number 1, page 15
- A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.
- Deisohexanizer bottoms are routed to the continuous reformer, where the octane of the stream is upgraded chiefly by conversion of naphthenes and paraffins to high octane aromatic compounds.1979 December, Alaska Petrochemical Company, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Draft[:] Environmental Impact Statement, page 29
Noun (2) capitalized: Reformer
Reformer (plural Reformers)
- Alternative letter-case form of reformer (“one involved in the Reformation”).
- A member of the Reform movement in 19th-century Canada.
- A member of the Reform Party of Canada, which existed from 1987 to 2000.
- A member or supporter of Reform UK.
reformer meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Malay
reformer in Tagalog
- one who reforms, or who works for reform
- tagamulinyo
reformer in Arabic
- one who reforms, or who works for reform
- مُصْلِح muṣliḥ
reformer in Malay
- one who reforms, or who works for reform
- reformis, pembaharu
Examples of reformer in a sentence
- Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher and social reformer.
- Alongside Webster's dictionary stood a slew of rabid reformers and prescribers of correct English.
- The party of William Sprigge and Robert Wood, the educational reformers, was not a force for emollience.
Antonyms of reformer
Forms of reformer
| plural | reformers |
|---|---|
| plural | Reformers |
Origin of reformer
From reform + -er.
From Reform (Party) + -er.
Words formed from reformer
Words that rhyme with reformer
Questions about reformer
- What does reformer mean?
- Reformer means one who reforms, or who works for reform.
- What is reformer in Tagalog?
- Reformer in Tagalog is tagamulinyo. See Reformer meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is reformer?
- Reformer is a noun.
- What is the plural of reformer?
- The plural of reformer is reformers.
Words near reformer in the dictionary
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