ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chauffeur

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ʃɒˈfɜː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chauffeur is a noun meaning A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (firefighting) The driver of a fire truck.
  2. (intransitive) To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car).
  3. (transitive) To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle.

Example Sentences

I can make money from the comfort of my sofa / So much drive, now I gotta get a chauffeur
"Old Pearson. He did gardening for us, and chauffeuring for my father. Such a dear old man - I've know him all my life."
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this 50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.

Word Forms

Synonyms for chauffeur

Depending on context, synonyms include engineer, transport, bring, shuttle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cabbie, driver, cab, driving, ride, fireman.

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