Meaning of CHAUFFEUR
| Pronunciation: | | 'showfur
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- [n] a man paid to drive a privately owned car
- [v] drive someone in a vehicle
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| | Synonyms: | | drive around |
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| | See Also: | | chauffeuse, drive, driver | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chauf`feur"\, n. [F., lit., stoker.]
1. [pl.] (F. Hist.) Brigands in bands, who, about 1793,
pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so
called because they used to burn the feet of their victims
to extort money.
2. One who manages the running of an automobile; esp., the
paid operator of a motor vehicle.
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| | Related Terms: | | backseat driver, bicycle, bike, boy, bus, bus driver, busman, butler, cabby, cabdriver, catch a train, coachman, cycle, drive, driver, entrain, equerry, gardener, gentleman, gillie, go by rail, hack, hackdriver, hackman, hacky, hit-and-run driver, houseboy, houseman, jitney driver, joyride, joyrider, lord-in-waiting, make a train, man, manservant, motor, motorcycle, motorist, pedal, ride, road hog, speeder, Sunday driver, take a joyride, taxi, taxidriver, teamster, truck driver, trucker, truckman, valet, valet de chambre, wheel |
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