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

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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 driver, since identified as Santa Paula man Derek Skinner, 34, sustained minor injuries, the release said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Exports were the main driver of growth, with shipments from the country beating expectations for all three months of the quarter.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of driver

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Many agree that the surge in data centers, not Illinois clean energy law, is the primary cause of skyrocketing power prices across power grid operator PJM’s 13-state footprint.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
The $6,489 monthly common charge includes a full-time doorman, elevator operator, live-in resident manager, fitness center, landscaped garden, private storage, and bike room, all just minutes from Midtown and the East River Greenway.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

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