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chauffeur
[ shoh-fer, shoh-fur ]
/ ˈʃoʊ fər, ʃoʊˈfɜr /
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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur.
to transport by car: Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons.
verb (used without object)
to work as a chauffeur: He chauffeured for a time right after the war.
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British Dictionary definitions for chauffeur
chauffeur
/ (ˈʃəʊfə, ʃəʊˈfɜː) /
noun
a person employed to drive a car
verb
to act as driver for (a person)he chauffeured me to the stadium; he chauffeurs for the Duke
Derived forms of chauffeur
chauffeuse (ʃəʊˈfɜːz), fem nWord Origin for chauffeur
C20: from French, literally: stoker, from chauffer to heat
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