CHAUFFEUR Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of chauffeur

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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Noun

Perks include access to first class lounges, exclusive chauffeur and transfer services, and free upgrade vouchers. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 Unfortunately, a prologue has already alerted us to the fact that a wild animal being trafficked has escaped its cage and vehicle, fleeing into the same woods Irina’s chauffeur now drives through. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026

Verb

Watch your speed The club had three station wagons and a long blue limousine when Bennett began chauffeuring at age 17. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Going out on the town is easy with the hotel’s courtesy car service, which chauffeurs guests within a three-mile radius from late afternoon to late evening. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chauffeur

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Noun

The truck driver, who police identified only as a 57-year-old man, was heading westbound on East 14th Street and making a right turn onto First Avenue when his vehicle struck the teens.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Gas prices are moving sharply in the wrong direction at a time of year when drivers typically get some relief.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

For its part, Google, a major data center operator, has agreed to pay a premium for that new electricity as part of a new program Georgia Power submitted to state regulators late Monday afternoon.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Most of those included a human safety operator behind the wheel in case the technology failed.

— Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

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