abolitionist vs reformist

abolitionist and reformist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abolitionist	Yes	No	No	No
reformist	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, reformist is a hypernym of abolitionist; that is, reformist is a word with a broader meaning than abolitionist:

Other hypernyms of abolitionist include crusader, meliorist, reformer, social reformer.

abolitionist (noun)	reformist (noun)
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery	a disputant who advocates reform

abolitionist (adjective)	reformist (adjective)
	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)