sanitarian

[san-i-tair-ee-uhn]

san·i·tar·i·an

[san-i-tair-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
sanitary; clean and wholesome.
noun
2.
a specialist in public sanitation and health.

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Sanitarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1855–60; sanitary + -an
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sanitarian (ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪən)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to sanitation
 
n
2.  a sanitation expert

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sanitarian san·i·tar·i·an (sān'ĭ-târ'ē-ən)
n.
A public health or sanitation expert.

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