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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

/ ˈʃəʊfə; ʃəʊˈfɜːz; ʃəʊˈfɜː /

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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Derived Forms

  • chauffeuse, noun:feminine
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ·󲹳ܴfܰ adjective
  • ɱ-󲹳ܴfܰ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chauffeur1

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

Origin of chauffeur1

C20: from French, literally: stoker, from chauffer to heat
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Example Sentences

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

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And when boarding is set to commence, guests are chauffeured in a BMW directly to the aircraft door.

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Later that evening the chauffeur drove her to a party at a white house, according to the legal action.

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Gray, whose portfolio includes sport, has been under fire after it emerged he had been chauffeured to six football matches at Hampden since becoming a minister, four of which included the team he supports.

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The Dons fan was driven by a chauffeur to watch three games at Hampden, as well as a home match.

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