2. Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
3. (Mil.)
Defn: Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; — said of an officer. [Eng.]
REFORMER
Re*form"er (r*frm"r), n.
1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses.
2. (Eccl.Hist.)
Defn: One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.
REFORMIST
Re*form"ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. réformiste.]
Defn: A reformer.
REFORMLY
Re*form"ly, adv.