A person who opposes or works against reform movements; someone who resists change to institutions or systems.
From antireform + -er (one who does). Created as the agentive noun for those opposing reform.
Historical antireformers—those opposing child labor laws, safety regulations, and food inspections—are now remembered as villains, but many genuinely believed government shouldn't regulate business, showing how moral progress depends partly on winning political debates.
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