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mahout

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ma·hout  (m-hout)
n.
The keeper and driver of an elephant.
[Hindi mahvat, mahut, from Sanskrit mahmtra, one having great measure, mahout : mah-, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + mtram, measure (from mimte, m-, he measures; see m-2 in Indo-European roots).]
mahout [məˈhaʊt]
n
(in India and the East Indies) an elephant driver or keeper
[Hindi mahāut, from Sanskrit mahāmātra of great measure, originally a title]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mahoutmahout - the driver and keeper of an elephant
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
driver - someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
Translations
mahout
n → Mahaut m, → Elefantenführer m


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He described the balls at Government House, and the manner in which they kept themselves cool in the hot weather, with punkahs, tatties, and other contrivances; and he was very witty regarding the number of Scotchmen whom Lord Minto, the Governor-General, patronised; and then he described a tiger-hunt; and the manner in which the mahout of his elephant had been pulled off his seat by one of the infuriated animals.
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So I sit at my ease, as befits a mahout,--not a mere hunter,--a mahout, I say, and a man who gets a pension at the end of his service.
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They were of different sizes, and some had their mahouts or palanquins on their backs.
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