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 male driver and woman passenger reported that the officers smashed the car window during the late-night traffic stop in Phoenix, according to a statement from Phoenix police.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Connecticut native, a former driver on NASCAR’s Modified Tour, has made a whopping 27 starts at New Hampshire and has more than 2,700 laps under his belt alone in that car – not to mention his stock car experience.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of driver

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The warehouse operator sought a City of Los Angeles permit to rebuild, but Bass ordered a pause on that in July.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
After spending its first four decades as DC’s preeminent financial operator, Carlyle turned its eyes elsewhere — to New York, to Europe and Asia, really anywhere other than the US capital.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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