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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tanvi Chheda,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2024
Accounts of Sabu’s early years suggest his father had been a mahout himself.
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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.
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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 27 Jun. 2026.
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