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mahouts

mahouts is the plural of mahout.

Meaning of mahout

Noun

mahout (plural mahouts)

  1. (South-Asia) An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.
    • The Serrievvan hath the overſight of the Camels, and the Mahout, that of the Elephants.1662, Adam Olearius, “The Voyages & Travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo [i.e., Johan Albrecht de Mandelslo] […] into the East-Indies. […]”, in John Davies, transl., The Voyages & Travels of the...
    Synonyms:
    mahawat, oozie

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Questions about mahouts

What is mahouts the plural of?
Mahouts is the plural of mahout.

Words near mahouts in the dictionary

  1. Mahoumet
  2. Mahound
  3. mahout
  4. mahouted
  5. mahouting
  6. mahouts
  7. Mahovos
  8. Mahowald
  9. Mahowalds
  10. mahpach
  11. mahpachs

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