chauffeur [shoh -fer, shoh-fur ]
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See more synonyms for chauffeur on Thesaurus.com a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner. a person employed to drive a car or limousine that transports paying passengers. Show More
to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur. to transport by car: Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons. Show More
verb (used without object) to work as a chauffeur: He chauffeured for a time right after the war. Show More
Origin of chauffeur 1895–1900; <
French, equivalent to
chauff(er ) to heat (see
chafe ) +
-eur -eur Related forms un·chauf·feured , adjective well-chauf·feured , adjective Can be confused chauffeur shofar Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for chauffeur Contemporary Examples of chauffeur But soon after, I remember feeling very, very stoned and asking his chauffeur to take me back to the car.
The apartment was given to the chauffeur of Lavrenti Beria, the head of the NKVD.
It just shocked me, I swear I would have a chauffeur if I could ever afford one.
He welcomes her to L.A. with a chauffeur and a room at The Beverly Hills Hotel stuffed with cuddly Disney characters.
They showed the chauffeur , Henri Paul, had lost control before he entered the tunnel at 75 miles an hour.
Historical Examples of chauffeur "Layin' a stone—or somethin'—my lady," said the chauffeur in a puzzled voice.
The chauffeur took his seat and looked around at Bob, waiting.
The chauffeur smiled approval, while continuing to tinker at his machine.
The chauffeur was busied with his car fiddling with the machinery.
The chauffeur began to supply the wants of his machine with the help of an apprentice.
British Dictionary definitions for chauffeur a person employed to drive a car Show More
to act as driver for (a person) he chauffeured me to the stadium ; he chauffeurs for the Duke Show More
Derived Forms chauffeuse (ʃəʊˈfɜːz ), fem n Word Origin for chauffeur C20: from French, literally: stoker, from chauffer to heat
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Word Origin and History for chauffeur n. 1896, originally "a motorist," from French chauffeur , literally "stoker," operator of a steam engine, French nickname for early motorists, from chauffer "to heat," from Old French chaufer "to heat, warm up; to become hot" (see chafe ). The first motor-cars were steam-driven. Sense of "professional or paid driver of a private motor car" is from 1902.
The '95 Duryea wagon, which won the Chicago contest Fall, was exhibited at the Detroit Horse Show last week. Charles B. King, treasurer of the American Motor League, acted as "chauffeur," as the French say. ["The Horseless Age," April 1896] Show More
v. 1902, from chauffeur (n.). Related: Chauffeured ; chauffeuring .
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