chauffeuse
Americannoun
plural
chauffeusesEtymology
Origin of chauffeuse
1900–05; < French, feminine of chauffeur. See chauffeur
Example Sentences
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At the outbreak of war she volunteered as a government chauffeuse but later transferred to the ambulance service.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2014
Momoro is the chauffeuse, adroit aloof, intelligent, guiding the satire until it is time for her to step out of it a human being like the rest.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was as a member of this unit and as chauffeuse in the devastated regions that the writer received the impressions set forth in these sketches.
From Where the Sabots Clatter Again by Shortall, Katherine
"Monster!" laughed Miss Harding, our fair chauffeuse on this return trip, raising her eyes for an instant to mine.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham
The chauffeuse herself was sitting behind her wheel with the manner of a youthful queen on a throne receiving homage from courtiers.
From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
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