CHAUFFEUR

chauffeur

(noun) a man paid to drive a privately owned car

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

Chauffeur (plural Chauffeurs)

(historical) A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.

Etymology

Noun

chauffeur (plural chauffeurs)

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

(firefighting) The driver of a fire truck.

Usage notes

As the French word chauffeur has masculine gender, a female chauffeur is sometimes called a chauffeuse or, jocularly, a chauffeuress.

Hypernyms

• (both senses): driver

Verb

chauffeur (third-person singular simple present chauffeurs, present participle chauffeuring, simple past and past participle chauffeured)

(intransitive) To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car).

(transitive) To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle.

Synonyms: transport, bring, shuttle

Source: Wiktionary

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Chauf`feur", n. [F., lit., stoker.]

1. [pl.] (F. Hist.)

Definition: Brigands in bands, who, about 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so called because they used to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.

2. One who manages the running of an automobile; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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