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

Mulholland grabbed his assistant and told his chauffeur to head there. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 After the shooting, Dixson and several associates got in the chauffeur’s vehicle and ordered him to drive, the statement said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur

Noun

This is where a string of issues both with the city and drivers began.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Instead of reaching out to typical Western researchers and scientists, Boyland and his team went to Africa and approached wildlife guides, drivers, photographers, and locals who saw wildlife daily.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

The system uses inertial sensors to capture an operator’s physical movements and Unreal Engine to transfer them in real time to a CGI character.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
That shift from operator to value creator is one every functional leader must make on the way to broader executive scope.

— Mike Trkay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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