reformer
/rɪˈfɔːmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण रिफ़ॉर्मर
सुधारक
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a person who works to achieve political or social change
सुधारक
- a social reformer
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great social reformer.
- Savitribai Phule was a pioneering reformer who worked for girls' education.
+ 2 more examples
- The young reformer wanted to change the exam system.
- History textbooks describe many reformers of the nineteenth century.
Synonyms activist campaigner crusader progressive innovator
Opposite conservative traditionalist reactionary
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
reformer (countable noun)
A reformer is a person who works for change in laws, customs or institutions to make them better. It is countable.
Reformer वह व्यक्ति है जो क़ानूनों, रीति-रिवाजों या संस्थाओं को बेहतर बनाने के लिए परिवर्तन के लिए कार्य करता है। यह countable है।
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great social reformer.
- The reformers demanded education for girls.
reformer of + noun / social reformer
Use of or an adjective before reformer to name the area: reformer of the system, social reformer.
क्षेत्र बताने के लिए reformer के साथ of या उससे पहले adjective आता है: reformer of the system, social reformer।
- He was a reformer of the prison system.
reform (verb/noun) — related forms
The verb reform means to improve something; the noun reform is the change itself; reformer is the person.
Verb 'reform' का अर्थ सुधारना है; noun 'reform' स्वयं सुधार है; और 'reformer' व्यक्ति है।
- The government plans to reform the exam system.
reformer + who / that
Relative clauses with who describe what the reformer did.
'Who' वाले relative clauses बताते हैं कि reformer ने क्या किया।
- She was a reformer who opened schools for girls.
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adjective + reformer
socialreligiouspoliticalgreatbold
- Jyotiba Phule was a bold social reformer.
reformer + verb
campaigndemandfightinspireargue
- Reformers campaigned against child marriage.
verb + reformer
admirehonourrememberinspiresupport
- We remember the reformers of the nineteenth century.
reformer + noun
movementleaderspiritzeal
- The reformer spirit marked the age.
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- Savitribai Phule was a pioneering reformer in education.
सावित्रीबाई फुले शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में अग्रणी सुधारक थीं।
- Radhika wrote an essay on social reformers of India.
राधिका ने भारत के समाज-सुधारकों पर निबंध लिखा।
- The reformers wanted to end untouchability.
सुधारक अस्पृश्यता को समाप्त करना चाहते थे।
- A true reformer is not afraid of criticism.
सच्चा सुधारक आलोचना से नहीं डरता।
- The reformers asked the government to change the law.
सुधारकों ने सरकार से क़ानून बदलने की माँग की।
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Reformer, revolutionary and activist all seek change, but by different means.
Reformer, revolutionary और activist परिवर्तन चाहते हैं, पर अलग-अलग तरीक़ों से।
Wants to improve the system from within, step by step.
व्यवस्था को भीतर से चरण-दर-चरण सुधारना चाहता है।
- A social reformer.
Wants to change the system completely, often by force.
व्यवस्था को पूरी तरह बदलना चाहता है, प्रायः बल से।
- A revolutionary leader.
Campaigns publicly for a cause.
किसी उद्देश्य के लिए सार्वजनिक अभियान चलाता है।
- A rights activist.
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General knowledge
Famous Indian social reformers include Raja Ram Mohan Roy (Brahmo Samaj, abolition of sati, 1829), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Widow Remarriage Act, 1856), Jyotirao Phule (Satyashodhak Samaj, 1873), Swami Dayanand Saraswati (Arya Samaj, 1875) and Savitribai Phule (first woman teacher).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: प्रसिद्ध भारतीय समाज सुधारकों में राजा राम मोहन राय (ब्रह्म समाज, सती प्रथा उन्मूलन, 1829), ईश्वर चंद्र विद्यासागर (विधवा पुनर्विवाह अधिनियम, 1856), ज्योतिराव फुले (सत्यशोधक समाज, 1873), स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती (आर्य समाज, 1875) और सावित्रीबाई फुले (पहली महिला शिक्षिका) शामिल हैं।