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

Another bought her a Rolls-Royce with a chauffeur. — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026 Standard rooms and suites are located in the hotel building—and every room has access to golf cart chauffeurs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 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

Even in Moscow, extraordinary scenes are emerging of cars and trucks lining up outside gas stations, with some drivers waiting for hours with no guarantee of being able to fill up.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The fireworks event is an important economic driver in a year when Big Bear saw less snow than usual during its peak winter months, the travel organization said.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Boards need to establish governance mechanisms and chain of command to ensure that a human operator can intervene in such a scenario.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
An animal shelter operator in Binyang country, about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Hengzhou, struggled in recent days to rescue about 200 cats and dozens of dogs, bringing the dogs two at a time through deep water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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