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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Also, what Vance said about would-be Social Security reformers and the impoverishment of grandparents: That has been a Democratic talking-point for decades.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
The Packers have had a reformer machine available to players for a number of years, and Lal works with Clark on his in-season off-days.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
The Packers have had a reformer machine available to players for a number of years, and Lal works with Clark on his in-season off-days.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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