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/ʃoʊfˈər/ /ʃˈoʊfər/ Listen

noun

Chauffeur n.

(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.

One who manages the running of an automobile or limousine; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.

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Etymology of 'Chauffeur'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chauffeur" Quotes from Famous Books

... cab. He ordered the chauffeur to turn right into Twenty-second Street and to proceed until ...

— The Mind Master • Arthur J. Burks

... you!" cried the lad at the wheel. The freshmen in front of the car parted instinctively, but before the young chauffeur could put his threat into execution, Andy and his chums ...

— Andy at Yale - The Great Quadrangle Mystery • Roy Eliot Stokes

... Mademoiselle Froissart was waiting with the huge crate of toys. It was hoisted onto the front seat beside the chauffeur, who, far from grumbling at its size, was most solicitous in placing it so that it would not jar. "We mustn't break the dolls," he said with a wink. Arriving at the station he insisted upon carrying it to the baggage room for us. "Hey, ...

— Where the Sabots Clatter Again • Katherine Shortall

... He turned to his chauffeur, who stood by watching the struggle with an appreciative grin on his brown face, and said: "Now, Jean, take these gentlemen to the garage, and run them down to the station. Show them what the car can do. ...

— Arsene Lupin • Edgar Jepson

... gave a hurried direction to the chauffeur, and jumped in. The taxi snorted, cut out open, and jumped forward as the driver clumsily shifted the worn gears. But out of the shadows there glided a low-hung runabout with a purling motor that without effort kept Locke's ...

— The Master Mystery • Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey

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