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sanitarian

/ˌsæ.nɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
san-i-tar-i-an
IPA
/ˌsæ.nɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

A public health or sanitation worker.

American usage

noun

A person who promoted sanitary reforms.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sanitary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English sanitarian From sanitary + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsæ.nɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sanitarians (plural)

Derived Forms

sanitarianism

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce sanitarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsæ.nɪˈtɛɹi.ən/.
What does sanitarian mean?
Of or pertaining to health, or the laws of health; sanitary.
Where does sanitarian come from?
Etymology tree English sanitary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English sanitarian From sanitary + -an.

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