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mahout

American  
[muh-hout] / məˈhaʊt /

noun

  1. the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.

mahout British  
/ məˈhaʊt /

noun

  1. (in India and the East Indies) an elephant driver or keeper

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Etymology

Origin of mahout

1655–65; < Hindi mahāut, variant of mahāvat; compare Prakrit mahāmatta, Sanskrit mahāmatra elephant driver

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