Mahout
noun
A person who rides, takes care of, and controls an elephant.
In India, a mahout is trained from childhood to handle elephants.
Often appears as...
- mahout training
- elephant mahout
noun
A person who rides, takes care of, and controls an elephant.
In India, a mahout is trained from childhood to handle elephants.
Often appears as...
- mahout training
- elephant mahout
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Profession
Understanding 'mahout' includes recognizing it as a traditional occupation, mainly in Asian cultures.
Tourists in Thailand often visit elephant sanctuaries to observe mahouts at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Riders
'Mahout' implies more than riding; it includes caring for and training the elephant, involving a deep bond.
The mahout bathed his elephant at the river, a daily bonding ritual.
Pro Tip 3/3Vocational Skill
Being a mahout usually requires specialized skills passed down through generations.
He comes from a family of mahouts, learning elephant-handling skills from his grandfather.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Profession
Understanding 'mahout' includes recognizing it as a traditional occupation, mainly in Asian cultures.
Tourists in Thailand often visit elephant sanctuaries to observe mahouts at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Riders
'Mahout' implies more than riding; it includes caring for and training the elephant, involving a deep bond.
The mahout bathed his elephant at the river, a daily bonding ritual.
Pro Tip 3/3Vocational Skill
Being a mahout usually requires specialized skills passed down through generations.
He comes from a family of mahouts, learning elephant-handling skills from his grandfather.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Profession
Understanding 'mahout' includes recognizing it as a traditional occupation, mainly in Asian cultures.
Tourists in Thailand often visit elephant sanctuaries to observe mahouts at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Riders
'Mahout' implies more than riding; it includes caring for and training the elephant, involving a deep bond.
The mahout bathed his elephant at the river, a daily bonding ritual.
Pro Tip 3/3Vocational Skill
Being a mahout usually requires specialized skills passed down through generations.
He comes from a family of mahouts, learning elephant-handling skills from his grandfather.
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Video examples
Inside the Dark World of...
where she was being kept. There was a chain around her leg that had spikes in it. The spikes were all the way around, pressing into her skin. She was kind of hovering it in the air, because obviously it hurt to put weight on it and I asked her mahout why and he said
Video examples
Inside the Dark World of...
where she was being kept. There was a chain around her leg that had spikes in it. The spikes were all the way around, pressing into her skin. She was kind of hovering it in the air, because obviously it hurt to put weight on it and I asked her mahout why and he said
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