reformer

Plural: reformers

Noun

• One who advocates or carries out reforms.
• a disputant who advocates reform
• an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
  • "a catalytic reformer"
• One who reforms, or who works for reform.
• One who was involved in the Reformation.
• A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.
• A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.

Examples

• The new Scrabble reformer proposed changes to the bonus squares.

Synonyms

crusader, meliorist, reformist, social reformer

Antonyms

traditionalist