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Definition of chauffeurnext
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
Maduko’s resignation comes after former chancellor Terrence Cheng was removed from his position and transferred into a new role, following a 2024 audit that showed improper spending on meals, alcohol and chauffeur services. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 So cab driver, chauffeur, or trucker. Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 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 water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
  • The driver of the other car ran after the crash, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
    Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The engines bellowed, and the plane started taxiing to the runway.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
  • American Airlines said the tire issue occurred while the plane was taxiing to the gate.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • No data center operator, in my view, will take first-of-a-kind risk on SMRs, and there are none currently operational at the moment outside China and Russia.
    Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • Demand has accelerated so quickly that ERCOT, the operator of most of Texas' power grid, recently approved tougher requirements for data centers seeking to connect to the system.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 June 2026

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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