Definition of Chauffeur

1. Noun. A man paid to drive a privately owned car.

Specialized synonyms: Chauffeuse
Generic synonyms: Driver

2. Verb. Drive someone in a vehicle.
Exact synonyms: Drive Around
Generic synonyms: Drive

Definition of Chauffeur

1. n. 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.

Definition of Chauffeur

1. Noun. A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine). ¹

2. Noun. (firefighting) The driver of a fire truck. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To be, or act as, a chauffeur (gloss driver of a motor car). ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To transport (someone) in a motor car. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chauffeur

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chauffeur

chaturanga
chatwood
chaud-medley
chaud-medleys
chaudron
chaufe
chaufed
chaufer
chaufers
chaufes
chauff
chauffed
chauffer
chauffer's fracture
chauffers
chauffeur (current term)
chauffeur's fracture
chauffeured
chauffeuring
chauffeurless
chauffeurs
chauffeuse
chauffing
chauffs
chaufing
chauldron
chauldrons
chaulk
chaulked
chaulking

Literary usage of Chauffeur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Motor Vehicles by Berkeley Reynolds Davids (1911)
"Repairs Ordered by chauffeur. It seems that a chauffeur has no ... for the storing of a disabled car.1 And while a chauffeur who orders repairs without ..."

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