reformist adj 1: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) [syn: {progressive}, {reformist}, {reform-minded}] n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: {reformer}, {reformist}, {crusader}, {social reformer}, {meliorist}]
Reformist \Re*form"ist\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]formiste.] A reformer. [1913 Webster]