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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The wellness facility was expansive, with tennis, pickleball, basketball, and Pilates reformers.
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Maria Diego, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Instead of industry insiders cutting sweetheart deals with their former colleagues before returning to the private sector to claim their reward, the HHS will be led by a crusading reformer who has repeatedly shone a harsh spotlight on some of the health care industry's most questionable practices.
—Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
August Vollmer of the Berkeley Police Department was a committed reformer who began recruiting college graduates to help professionalize the force.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Spiritualists were some of the strongest anti-slavery and pro-women’s rights reformers in the U.S.
As spiritualism grew, mediums became influential leaders in their communities.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Maria Diego, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Instead of industry insiders cutting sweetheart deals with their former colleagues before returning to the private sector to claim their reward, the HHS will be led by a crusading reformer who has repeatedly shone a harsh spotlight on some of the health care industry's most questionable practices.
—Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
August Vollmer of the Berkeley Police Department was a committed reformer who began recruiting college graduates to help professionalize the force.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Spiritualists were some of the strongest anti-slavery and pro-women’s rights reformers in the U.S.
As spiritualism grew, mediums became influential leaders in their communities.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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