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
29 May 2024
(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
