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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Noun
In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 Her father continued giving his eldest daughter first access to the family's second car and the family chauffeur. Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for chauffeur
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Noun
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The driver of the car that was hit died at the scene, according to police.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 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
  • One he got replaced at the shop and the second was made for him by a lathe operator.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That's an amazing act of faith for one operator to guarantee the profit of another operator.
    Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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