First Known Use: 1899
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1chauffeur
noun chauf·feur \ˈshō-fər, shō-ˈ\
: a person whose job is to drive people around in a car
Full Definition of CHAUFFEUR
: a person employed to drive a motor vehicle
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Origin of CHAUFFEUR
French, literally, stoker, from chauffer to heat, from Old French chaufer — more at chafe
Rhymes with CHAUFFEUR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
2chauffeur
verb
: to drive (someone) around in a car as a job : to work as a chauffeur
: to drive (someone) in a car to a certain place
chauf·feuredchauf·feur·ing \ˈshō-f(ə-)riŋ, shō-ˈfər-iŋ\
Full Definition of CHAUFFEUR
intransitive verb
: to do the work of a chauffeur
transitive verb
1
: to transport in the manner of a chauffeur <chauffeurs the children to school>
2
: to operate (as an automobile) as chauffeur
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First Known Use of CHAUFFEUR
1917
CHAUFFEUR Defined for Kids
chauffeur
noun chauf·feur \ˈshō-fər, shō-ˈfər\
Definition of CHAUFFEUR for Kids
: a person hired to drive people around in a car
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