sanitarian

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English sanitary

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English sanitarian

From sanitary + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsæ.nɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Adjective

sanitarian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to health, or the laws of health; sanitary.

Derived terms

• sanitarianism

Noun

sanitarian (plural sanitarians)

1. (US) A public health or sanitation worker.
2. (historical) A person who promoted sanitary reforms.

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /sanitaˈrian/ [sa.ni.t̪aˈri.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sa‧ni‧ta‧ri‧an

Noun

sanitarian (plural sanitarian-sanitarian)

1. (healthcare) sanitarian, public health or sanitation worker.

Hypernyms

• tenaga kesehatan

Related terms

• sanitasi

Further reading

• “sanitarian”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016