chauffer

American

[chaw-fer] / ˈtʃɔ fər /

noun

a small, portable stove.

chauffer British

/ ˈtʃɔːfə /

noun

a small portable heater or stove

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Etymology

Origin of chauffer

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

I want a law that says I have too have a Chauffer.

From Time • Apr. 3, 2013

Chauffer, chaw′fėr, n. a metal box for holding fire, a portable furnace or stove.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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