chauffeur
(noun) a man paid to drive a privately owned car
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Chauffeur (plural Chauffeurs)
(historical) A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.
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.
As the French word chauffeur has masculine gender, a female chauffeur is sometimes called a chauffeuse or, jocularly, a chauffeuress.
• (both senses): driver
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
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
18 March 2025
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