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mahout

ma·hout [ mə hówt ] (plural ma·houts)


noun 
Definition:
 
elephant driver: in South and Southeast Asia, somebody who trains, drives, and takes care of elephants

[Mid-17th century. Via Hindi mahāut< Sanskrit mahāmātra "high official" < mahā "great" + mātra "measure"]
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