Chauffeur

Word CHAUFFEUR
Character 9
Hyphenation chauf feur
Pronunciations /ʃɒˈfɜː/

Definitions and meanings of "Chauffeur"

What do we mean by chauffeur?

One employed to drive a private automobile. noun

To serve as a driver for (another). intransitive verb

To transport in (a motor vehicle); drive. intransitive verb

To serve as a driver for another. intransitive verb

The driver of an automobile. noun

Brigands in bands, who, about 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so called because they used to burn the feet of their victims to extort money. noun

One who manages the running of an automobile or limousine; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle. noun

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine). noun

The driver of a fire truck. noun

To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car). verb

To transport (someone) in a motor car. verb

A man paid to drive a privately owned car noun

Drive someone in a vehicle verb

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

The driver of a fire truck.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Chauffeur

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The word "chauffeur" in example sentences

In the front seats sit hired drivers nobody uses the term chauffeur anymore. ❋ GreenFertility (2007)

They aren't the bureaucrats who go to work on the Metro but rather the men and women who go to work in chauffeur-driven limousines, jet around the country in Gulfstream G-Vs, and make more on the first day of the year, before lunch, than a minimum wage worker makes all year long. ❋ Robert Creamer (2010)

Rival bloggers at the Republican think tanks around town will soon be commuting work in chauffeur limos, while Matt is struggling to make payments on his bicycle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The French chauffeur is known to have protested against being made to drive a king in such a piece of old iron. ❋ Unknown (1969)

The chauffeur from the Canadian Military Mission, my guide on that shopping tour, told me his sister had had a pair of shoes on order for a year and a half, and was still waiting for them. ❋ Unknown (1949)

Well, I don't know that it matters – only a note has just come out from Anderson, and his chauffeur is waiting for an answer. ❋ Unknown (1911)

When supper was over he called his chauffeur so that I might see Buffalo by moonlight. ❋ J. Vance Lewis (1910)

So he called the chauffeur and the chauffeur disentangled his whiskers from the steering gear and came and joined us. ❋ Unknown (1910)

If PopSci is right, and Merriam Webster is incomplete, via the word chauffeur we can link together Ray LaHood, the Robber of the Rhine, speeding motorists, and 'scorcher' cyclists. ❋ Carlton Reid (2010)

I met Sol Klinger and as him and me was buying papers near the subway station, comes a big oitermobile by the curb and Kleebaum is sitting with another feller in the front seat, what they call a chauffeur, and Kleebaum says, 'Get in and I'll take you down town,' so we get in and I bet yer we come downtown in fifteen minutes. " ❋ Montague Glass (1905)

Having a chauffeur is a perk many celebs enjoy -- and some have no choice. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Call the chauffeur and have him take you back to your apartment. ❋ Cristina García (2010)

A driver was not yet called a chauffeur, but a mechanic, for he often doubled as an actual mechanic as most motoring gentlemen found it beneath them to tinker beneath the bonnet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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