Examples of mahout in a Sentence
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Children and the elderly are among the dead, as well as a professional elephant handler, known as a mahout.
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CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The son of a mahout (elephant handler), Sabu’s journey from colonial India to the Hollywood Walk of Fame reads like a forgotten epic of fame, war, identity, and legacy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2025
In 1879, Leopold dispatched four Asian elephants and their mahouts from India, a region which had a tradition in working elephants, to Africa, which did not.
—Sophy Roberts, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
According to the Nation, a Thai mahout, or elephant trainer, is facing charges in connection to the woman’s death.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
From the balcony of our 1,000-square-foot family suite, which features wood floors, soaking tubs, and Thai textiles, my kids spot a trio of elephants out for walks with their mahouts near the water.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
Accounts of Sabu’s early years suggest his father had been a mahout himself.
—Hazlitt, 29 Nov. 2023
However, past footage appears to show a mahout provoking a swimming elephant to repeatedly dive and surface to entertain the audience.
—David Luekens, CNN, 21 Dec. 2021
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CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The son of a mahout (elephant handler), Sabu’s journey from colonial India to the Hollywood Walk of Fame reads like a forgotten epic of fame, war, identity, and legacy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2025
In 1879, Leopold dispatched four Asian elephants and their mahouts from India, a region which had a tradition in working elephants, to Africa, which did not.
—Sophy Roberts, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
According to the Nation, a Thai mahout, or elephant trainer, is facing charges in connection to the woman’s death.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
From the balcony of our 1,000-square-foot family suite, which features wood floors, soaking tubs, and Thai textiles, my kids spot a trio of elephants out for walks with their mahouts near the water.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
Accounts of Sabu’s early years suggest his father had been a mahout himself.
—Hazlitt, 29 Nov. 2023
However, past footage appears to show a mahout provoking a swimming elephant to repeatedly dive and surface to entertain the audience.
—David Luekens, CNN, 21 Dec. 2021
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“Mahout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mahout. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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