MAHOUT

mahout

(noun) the driver and keeper of an elephant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mahout (plural mahouts)

An elephant driver and keeper.

Verb

mahout (third-person singular simple present mahouts, present participle mahouting, simple past and past participle mahouted)

To drive elephants.

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*hout", n. Etym: [Hind. mahawat, Skr. mahamatra; mahat great + matra measure.]

Definition: The keeper and driver of an elephant. [East Indies]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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