chauffeur

[ shoh-fer, shoh-fur ]

noun

1. a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner.
2. a person employed to drive a car or limousine that transports paying passengers.

verb (used with object)

1. to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur.
2. to transport by car:

   Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons.

verb (used without object)

1. to work as a chauffeur:

   He chauffeured for a time right after the war.

chauffeur

/ ˈʃəʊfə; ʃəʊˈfɜːz; ʃəʊˈfɜː /

noun

1. a person employed to drive a car

verb

1. to act as driver for (a person)

   he chauffeured me to the stadium

   he chauffeurs for the Duke

Derived Forms

• chauffeuse, noun:feminine

Other Words From

• un·chauffeured adjective
• well-chauffeured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffeur¹

1895–1900; < French, equivalent to chauff(er ) to heat ( chafe ) + -eur -eur

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauffeur¹

C20: from French, literally: stoker, from chauffer to heat

Example Sentences

The Dons fan was driven by a chauffeur to watch three games at Hampden, as well as a home match.

From BBC

Gray also said he had used the chauffeur service for five Scotland games.

From BBC

In March 2022, while serving as minister for culture, Europe and international development, Gray used the chauffeur service to go to Scotland matches against Ukraine and Poland.

From BBC

Then there was the time Robinson made the 40-mile drive east from USC to chauffeur Munoz to the first day of his senior year at Chaffey High in Ontario.

From Los Angeles Times

He visited construction sites driven in his father’s Cadillac by a Black chauffeur and accompanied his father on visits to building managers of Trump rental properties.

From Salon