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sanitarian

[ san-i-tair-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌsæn ɪˈtɛər i ən /

adjective

sanitary; clean and wholesome.

noun

a specialist in public sanitation and health.

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Origin of sanitarian

First recorded in 1855–60; sanitary + -an

Words nearby sanitarian

San Ildefonso, saniopurulent, sanioserous, sanious, sanit., sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitary, sanitary belt, sanitary cordon, sanitary engineering
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British Dictionary definitions for sanitarian

sanitarian
/ (ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to sanitation

noun

a sanitation expert
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Medical definitions for sanitarian

sanitarian
[ săn′ĭ-târ′ē-ən ]

n.

A public health or sanitation expert.
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