chauffer

[chaw-fer]

noun

1. a small, portable stove.

chauffer

/ ˈtʃɔːfə /

noun

1. a small portable heater or stove

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffer¹

1815–25; variant of obsolete chafer, Middle English chafer ( chafe, -er ¹ ), probably influenced by + French chauffoir heater

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffer¹

C19: from French chauffoir, from chauffer to heat

Example Sentences

Poolboy and sibling Chauffer, who would find their forever home together that weekend, were particularly rowdy.

From Los Angeles Times

The report concluded that it was not able to verify these claims but it was "unlikely that the cars described by Alice were chauffer driven BBC cars or BBC management cars".

From BBC

They were stopped by a young constable and the chauffer said the Queen, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret were in the back.

From BBC

"I asked that she send her chauffer but she refused. She told me he had gone to bed but it was only 6 p.m. I didn’t need her to send a chauffeur. I was pulling her leg. But her instinct was to lie for a reply. She was always odd. I took a taxi and went for a visit."

From Fox News

It’s unclear why Woods did not opt to have a chauffer take him to the film site, but Woods is known, in golf circles, to prefer to drive himself to events, often with caddie Joe LaCava in the passenger seat.

From Los Angeles Times