Reformer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disputant who advocates reform

an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfˈɔːmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfˈɔːmə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚ/.

Examples

a catalytic reformer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reformist meliorist crusader social reformer

Parts of Speech

noun	a disputant who advocates reform
noun	an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel “a catalytic reformer”

Word Forms

reform	verb	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
reformist	adjective	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
reformism	noun	a doctrine of reform
crusade	verb	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
meliorism	noun	the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

réformateur

un contestataire qui prône la réforme

🇪🇸Spanish

reformador

un litigante que aboga por la reforma

🇮🇹Italian

riformatore

un contendente che sostiene la riforma

🇳🇱Dutch

hervormer

een disputant die hervormingen bepleit

🇵🇹Portuguese

reformador

um disputante que defende a reforma

🇷🇺Russian

реформатор

спорщик, выступающий за реформу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुधारक

एक विवादित व्यक्ति जो सुधार की वकालत करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংস্কারক

একজন বিবাদকারী যিনি সংস্কারের পক্ষে

🇮🇳Tamil

சீர்திருத்தவாதி

சீர்திருத்தத்தை ஆதரிக்கும் ஒரு சர்ச்சைக்குரியவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంస్కర్త

సంస్కరణను సమర్థించే వివాదాస్పద వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुधारक

एक वादग्रस्त जो सुधारणेचा पुरस्कार करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુધારક

એક વિવાદી જે સુધારાની હિમાયત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಕ

ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ವಿವಾದಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഷ്കർത്താവ്

പരിഷ്കരണത്തിന് വേണ്ടി വാദിക്കുന്ന ഒരു തർക്കക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਧਾਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਵਾਦਕਰਤਾ ਜੋ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਕਾਲਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مصلح

ایک تنازعہ کرنے والا جو اصلاحات کی وکالت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改革者

主张改革的争论者

🇯🇵Japanese

改革者

改革を主張する論客

🇰🇷Korean

개혁가

개혁을 주장하는 논쟁자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người cải cách

một người tranh chấp ủng hộ cải cách

🇹🇭Thai

นักปฏิรูป

ผู้โต้แย้งที่สนับสนุนการปฏิรูป

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembaru

seorang pihak yang berselisih yang menganjurkan reformasi

🇵🇭Filipino

repormador

isang disputant na nagtataguyod ng reporma

🇲🇾Malay

pembaharu

seorang pertikai yang menyokong pembaharuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصلح

مناضل يدعو إلى الإصلاح

🇮🇷Persian

اصلاح طلب

مخالفی که طرفدار اصلاحات است

🇹🇷Turkish

reformcu

reformu savunan bir tartışmacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתַקֵן

מחלוקת שדוגל ברפורמה

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