reformer

«reformer» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who works to change something, such as laws… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a reformer, reformers; the Reformers — church history)

meaning for a pupil

1) A reformer is a person who works to change something, such as laws, schools, prisons or society, to make it better and fairer. tree →

2) (church) The Reformers were Christian leaders, such as Martin Luther and John Calvin, who wanted to change and renew the Church, leading to the Protestant churches. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, reformers campaigned against slavery, child labour and cruel prisons; for example, Elizabeth Fry worked to improve prisons. In church history, the Reformation was started by the Reformers. In stories a reformer often faces opposition. Phrases: "social reformer", "prison reformer", "the Protestant Reformers".

examples

• Elizabeth Fry was a prison reformer who helped women in jail. tree →
• Lord Shaftesbury was a reformer who fought to stop children working in mines. tree →
• (church) Martin Luther was one of the great Reformers. tree →
• The new head teacher is a reformer who wants to change everything. tree →
• Reformers campaigned for the vote for women. tree →
• Many reformers were inspired by their Christian faith. tree →

note

Countable: a reformer, reformers. Verb: reform (to change for the better); noun: reform. "The Reformation" (capital R) is the time when the Protestant churches split from the Roman Catholic Church. Do not confuse "reform" (improve) with "re-form" (form again).

In the corpora

• Reformers translated the Bible from Latin into German, English and other languages so ordinary people could read it themselves.
• Reformers like Elizabeth Fry visited prisoners and showed that people could be helped to change.
• In the 1500s reformers such as Martin Luther protested against problems in the Catholic Church, and the Protestant churches grew from this Reformation.
• In the 1500s reformers like Martin Luther protested against problems in the Catholic Church; this is the Reformation.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reformer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.