chauffeuse

[ shoh-fœz ]

noun

, French Furniture.

, plural chauf·feuses [shoh-, fœz].

1. a fireside chair having a low seat and a high back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffeuse¹

1900–05; < French, feminine of chauffeur. See chauffeur

Example Sentences

He loved to have her drive him around, and dubbed her, with surprising grammatical accuracy, as “my little chauffeuse.”

From Time

At the outbreak of war she volunteered as a government chauffeuse but later transferred to the ambulance service.

From BBC

She seemed inexperienced as a chauffeuse; only by a hair’s breadth did she manage to avoid the man, and then she stopped the car.

From Project Gutenberg

The first question on the lips of the Staff when the chauffeuse comes back from taking the relatives to the hospital is, "Was it good news?"

From Project Gutenberg

The chauffeuse herself was sitting behind her wheel with the manner of a youthful queen on a throne receiving homage from courtiers.

From Project Gutenberg