reformist vs liberal

reformist and liberal both are nouns.

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

reformist (noun)	liberal (noun)
a disputant who advocates reform	a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
	a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

reformist (adjective)	liberal (adjective)
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)	tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
	showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
	given or giving freely
	not literal
	having political or social views favoring reform and progress