What is a person who rides on camel-back called?
A person who rides on horse-back is called equestrian.
I came across the following guidelines:
"Camel Ride Guidelines:
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We will do all we can to accommodate riders, however, safety is our first priority. Below are general restrictions for safety and compliance with USDA regulations:
- A single rider may be paired with another single rider in line at the operators discretion.
- Pregnant woman are not permitted to ride the camels.
- People with back or hip injuries should not ride the camels.
- Riders may not choose which camel they ride. Two adults are not permitted to ride together on any of the camels."
Link: https://louisvillezoo.org/plan/rides-attractions/camel-rides/
Here the people who intend to ride on camel-back are referred to as camel riders (or simply riders). We all know that a person who rides on horse-back is called equestrian.
Is there an equivalent word for a person who rides on camel-back?
Solution 1:
cameleer
dictionary.com
- a camel driver
wiktionary
- Camel driver or rider, one who travels by camel.
Oxford English dictionaries
A person who controls or rides a camel.
American Heritage dictionary
A person who drives or rides a camel.
As you can see in the definitions, camel driver is another alternative, although this is more used for people with multiple camels:
WordReference
camel driver: (person who leads or herds camels)
Solution 2:
Sometimes they are called mahouts. However, this term is usually reserved for those who ride elephants.
My sources are the news media of Oman: http://omanobserver.om/training-for-camel-mahouts/
And the ever-indomitable google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=mahout+google+books&oq=mahout+google+books&aqs=chrome..69i57.1689597j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=%22camel+mahout%22
Solution 3:
While in Iraq I heard the term Janjaweed used. But I believe that it translates to an arab with a gun riding a mount. thats the closest name ive ever heard for someone riding on camelback.