chauffeur 1 of 2

as in driver
a person whose job is to drive people around in a car told the chauffeur to pull the limousine up to the hotel's front entrance

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verb

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Recent Examples of chauffeur
Noun
Later that afternoon, Raymond chauffeured us around the rest of Rurutu, pointing out dozens of species of fruit trees. Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Travelers are chauffeured, typically in a high-end BMW, directly to (or from) the aircraft door. Chris Dong, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
Verb
As in Kurosawa’s film, the friends have swapped clothes, leading the kidnapper to snatch the chauffeur’s son rather than the mogul’s. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025 Luxury chauffeur service Blacklane introduced new private sightseeing services in both London and Paris. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chauffeur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur
Noun
  • Booking early in summer is essential to secure inventory and avoid young-driver or insurance surcharges.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As reported by Newsweek, another viral video showed a young passenger on a domestic U.S. flight darting up the aisle to the galley while the plane was still taxiing.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
  • The plane was able to taxi and park without further incident.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • There, the bow of the pontoon started to go under the water, prompting the boat operator, 50-year-old John Morris, to try to raise the bow, officials added.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the complaint filed in a Virginia federal court, the ILA accused the VPA of directing the union’s employers, terminal operator Virginia International Terminals (VIT), to install the technology without following protocol required by its master contract agreed upon in February.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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