passive resister vs reformer

passive resister and reformer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passive resister	Yes	No	No	No
reformer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reformer is a hypernym of passive resister; that is, reformer is a word with a broader meaning than passive resister:

Other hypernyms of passive resister include crusader, meliorist, reformist, social reformer.

passive resister (noun)	reformer (noun)
a reformer who believes in passive resistance	an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
	a disputant who advocates reform