sanitarian

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsænɪˈtɛriən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(san′i târ′ē ən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
san•i•tar•i•an /ˌsænɪˈtɛriən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a specialist in public sanitation and health.
See -san-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
san•i•tar•i•an  (san′i târ′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. sanitary;
    clean and wholesome.

n. 
  1. a specialist in public sanitation and health.
  • sanitary + -an 1855–60

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