"Reformer" meaning in English

See Reformer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Reformers [plural]
Etymology: From Reform (Party) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|reform<alt:Reform (Party)>|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From Reform (Party) + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Reformer (plural Reformers)
  1. (Christianity, historical) Alternative letter-case form of reformer (“one involved in the Reformation”). Tags: alt-of, historical Alternative form of: reformer (extra: one involved in the Reformation) Derived forms: Counter-Reformer
    Sense id: en-Reformer-en-noun-8R7OAMQy Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
  2. (Canada, historical) A member of the Reform movement in 19th-century Canada. Tags: Canada, historical
    Sense id: en-Reformer-en-noun-IZIma-US Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 15 50 25 9 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 15 49 26 9 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 15 49 26 10 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 49 25 10 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 15 52 25 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 50 24 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 17 43 25 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 49 22 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 51 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 54 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 17 54 19 10
  3. (Canadian politics) A member of the Reform Party of Canada, which existed from 1987 to 2000. Tags: Canadian
    Sense id: en-Reformer-en-noun-VrTCFlP7 Categories (other): Canadian politics Topics: government, politics
  4. (UK politics) A member or supporter of Reform UK. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Reformer-en-noun-u8-BgPLr Categories (other): UK politics Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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