English Explanatory Dictionary

chauffeur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).
  2. The driver of a fire truck.
verb
  1. To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car).
  2. To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle.
noun
  1. A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.

Pronunciation

/ʃɒˈfɜː/ /ˈʃəʊfə/ /ʃoʊˈfɝ/ /ˈʃoʊfɚ/ En-us-chauffeur.ogg

Word forms

chauffeur chauffeurs chauffeuring chauffeured

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffeur.

Synonyms

engineer transport bring shuttle

Related words

chauffeur

Derived words

chauffeur driver chauffeuress chauffeurless chauffeurship
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