chauffer

[ chaw-fer ]

noun

1. a small, portable stove.

chauffer

/ ˈtʃɔːfə /

noun

1. a small portable heater or stove

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffer¹

1815–25; variant of obsolete chafer, Middle English chafer ( chafe, -er ¹ ), probably influenced by + French chauffoir heater

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffer¹

C19: from French chauffoir, from chauffer to heat

Example Sentences

The septuagenarian duo of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi will be able to keep their chauffer-driven, taxpayer-funded limos.

From The Daily Beast

My chauffer cranked up the car and I took my place at the wheel.

From Project Gutenberg

The light being also a coal-fire exposed in an open chauffer, was found to be insufficient.

From Project Gutenberg

The officer sat up beside the chauffer, Clayton slinging it into him every foot of the way to the station.

From Project Gutenberg

Clayton and Alfred were liberated, loaded into an auto, the chauffer ordered to drive slowly to the Work House.

From Project Gutenberg

Chauffer, chaw′fėr, n. a metal box for holding fire, a portable furnace or stove.

From Project Gutenberg