What does chauffeur mean?

Definitions for chauffeur
ˈʃoʊ fər, ʃoʊˈfɜrchauf·feur

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chauffeurverb

    a man paid to drive a privately owned car

  2. drive around, chauffeurverb

    drive someone in a vehicle

Wiktionary

  1. chauffeurnoun

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

  2. chauffeurnoun

    The driver of a fire truck.

  3. chauffeurverb

    To be, or act as, a chauffeur .

  4. chauffeurverb

    To transport (someone) in a motor car.

Wikipedia

  1. Chauffeur

    A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine. Originally, such drivers were often personal employees of the vehicle owner, but this has changed to specialist chauffeur service companies or individual drivers that provide both driver and vehicle for hire. Some service companies merely provide the driver.

ChatGPT

  1. chauffeur

    A chauffeur is a professional driver who is hired to drive a private or rented vehicle, typically a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine. The chauffeur is responsible for the vehicle's maintenance and cleaning, and the safety and comfort of the passengers.

Wikidata

  1. Chauffeur

    A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine. Originally such drivers were always personal servants of the vehicle owner, but now in many cases specialist chauffeur service companies, or individual drivers provide both driver and vehicle for hire, although there are service companies that just provide the driver.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chauffeur

    shōf-fėr, n. a motor-car attendant. [Fr.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. chauffeur

    The power behind the thrown.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. CHAUFFEUR

    A man who is smart enough to operate an automobile, but clever enough not to own one.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Chauffeur

    The French term for a motor-car driver; it has no English equivalent.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chauffeur in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chauffeur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of chauffeur in a Sentence

  1. Nancy Pelosi:

    I want more young women in Congress who are in the course of raising their children, because it's important for women in that situation to see someone who shares their experience at the table, being a mom, what are you ? You're a diplomat, interpersonal relationships. You're a chef. You're a chauffeur. You're a problem solver. You're a nurse. You're a health care provider. You have so much, and that's just with the children, not to mention the other aspects of family.

  2. Nancy Pelosi:

    Being a mom, what are you ? You're a diplomat, interpersonal relationships. You're a chef. You're a chauffeur. You're a problem solver. You're a nurse. You're a health care provider. You have so much, and that's just with the children, not to mention the other aspects of family, i don't think that before I had five children in six years that I used time as effectively as I did as a mom. ... I didn't even have time sometimes to wash my face.

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