Definition of "mahouts" [mahouts]

• Plural form of mahout. (noun)

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• "In Thailand, some elephants and their drivers, called mahouts -- once prized as royal cavalry -- are now reduced to begging."
• "Sugiyanto and Parwanto are part of a group of Indonesian trainers (called mahouts) at African Game Services, the owner of the elephants."
• "But more than two decades ago, the government banned logging, and elephants and their handlers, known as mahouts, have drifted into the cities to beg."