Definitions
1.AdjectiveAdvocating reform of an institution or body.
2.AdjectiveSpecifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
3.NounOne who advocates reform (of an institution).
4.NounSpecifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
5.NounAn advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
6.NounAn advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
7.NounA member of a reformed religious denomination.