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chauffeur

[shoh-fer, shoh-fur]

noun

  1. a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner.

  2. a person employed to drive a car or limousine that transports paying passengers.



verb (used with object)

  1. to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur.

  2. to transport by car.

    Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons.

verb (used without object)

  1. to work as a chauffeur.

    He chauffeured for a time right after the war.

chauffeur

/ ˈʃəʊfÉ™, ʃəʊˈfÉœËz, ʃəʊˈfÉœË /

noun

  1. a person employed to drive a car

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as driver for (a person)

    he chauffeured me to the stadium

    he chauffeurs for the Duke

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • unchauffeured adjective
  • well-chauffeured adjective
  • chauffeuse noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of chauffeur1

1895–1900; < French, equivalent to chauff(er ) to heat ( chafe ) + -eur -eur
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of chauffeur1

C20: from French, literally: stoker, from chauffer to heat
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Although my memory is hazy, I recall my toddler’s delight: a car could think, move and communicate like a real person, even chauffeuring the romantic leads to their honeymoon.

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Maybe next Cannes, he’ll be the one getting fêted and chauffeured.

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To Los Angeles City Council members searching desperately for cuts amid a budget crisis, the Fire Department’s emergency incident technicians are “drivers†whose main role is chauffeuring battalion chiefs to emergencies.

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Kardashian’s chauffeur was among those arrested, but he was released after questioning.

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As the Dodgers’ mascot and trophy chauffeur Ice Cube once famously said, “Today was a good day.â€

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