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chauffeur^¹

/ʃɒˈfɜː/ UK
/ˈʃəʊfə/ UK
/ʃoʊˈfɝ/ US
/ˈʃoʊfɚ/ US

Sounds like shofar (some pronunciations of both words) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

noun chauffeurs

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine). 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.
The driver of a fire truck.
Similar: engineer

verb chauffeurs · chauffeuring · chauffeured

intransitive To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car). "Old Pearson. He did gardening for us, and chauffeuring for my father. Such a dear old man - I've know him all my life."
transitive To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle.
Similar: transport, bring, shuttle

Chauffeur^²

Where it comes from

From French chauffeur (“heater, stoker”), as they were said to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.

noun Chauffeurs

historical A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: drive around, cabbie, driver, cab, driving, ride, fireman, chopper, drifter, conductor, operator, drive, drivers, chauffer, chauffeur driver, cabdriver

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noun person employed to drive a motor car

Español	chófer, chofer, chauffer, chafirite (despective), chafirita (despective)
한국어	운전사 unjeonsa, 기사 gisa
日本語	運転手 untenshu
中文	司機 /司机 sījī
Português	motorista, chofer
Français	chauffeur, chauffeuse
Deutsch	Chauffeur, Chauffeurin, Berufschauffeur, Berufschauffeurin, Schofför, Schofförin
Italiano	chauffeur, autista
Ελληνικά	οδηγός odigós
Română	șofer
Русский	шофёр šofjór, персона́льный води́тель personálʹnyj vodítelʹ, води́тель vodítelʹ, води́тельница vodítelʹnica
Tiếng Việt	tài xế
العربية	سائِق sāʔiq

verb intransitive: to be, or act as a chauffeur

Deutsch	chauffieren

verb transitive: to transport someone in a motor car

Deutsch	chauffieren, herumfahren

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@misc{chauffeur_2026,
  title = {chauffeur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chauffeur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}