sanitation engineer
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- noun
- /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən ˈɛnʤɪnɪr/
- Specialized
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ingeniero de saneamiento
- That's like a janitor calling himself a sanitation engineer.
Examples
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- The sanitation engineer.
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He might be very successful as a porta-potty sanitation engineer.
Blog text (5) -
If we can introduce worms in this country as sanitation engineers, we...
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Well, idiot lefty sanitation engineer, is "racist" the only word you punks know?
Blog text (9) -
I was waiting outside the reprogramming building as instructed, but sanitation engineer Russell Percival Wyatt... told me to, quote--
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I AM A SANITATION ENGINEER WHO ONE DAY WILL BE THE FIRST GARBAGE MAN TO GO OUT INTO SPACE.
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One resident who remembers how the fog catchers changed people's lives is Patricio Piones, a water and sanitation engineer, who sat on the village's Rural Water Committee from 1992 to 2001.
Academic text (2007) -
A sanitation engineer designed a new waste management system for the city.
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With his expertise, the sanitation engineer improved the hygiene conditions in the community.
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The sanitation engineer worked on projects that enhanced public health through better sanitation practices.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who designs, builds and fixes machines or structures
A person who checks and helps keep public places clean
How Professional
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an engineer specializing in sanitation' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sanitation' (cleanliness/public-health measures) with 'engineer' (a skilled person who designs systems). This noun–noun compounding follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for occupational labels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Sanitation engineer: The name sanitation engineer comes from the simple picture of an engineer who designs and builds systems for sanitation, like sewers and water treatment, to keep places clean. That's why it means a person who plans and makes services for 'public health' and safe water.