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mahout
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mahout has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
mahout, n. [Hind. mahāwat, Skr. mahāmātra; mahat great + mātrā measure.].
The keeper and driver of an elephant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mahout, n. (in India etc.) an elephant-driver or -keeper.
Etymology
Hindi mahaut f. Skr. mahamatra high official, lit. 'great in measure'
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