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

Ahmed, a 27-year-old private chauffeur, stayed by her side. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 21 June 2026 What if that got replaced by a chauffeur, caviar, spa treatments and a more expeditious TSA service? — Miami Herald, 18 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur

Noun

The identity of the driver and details of their condition were not released.

— Mark Price July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Investigators determined that the driver of the 18-wheeler was attempting to turn left out of a store parking lot onto Avenue E as a motorcycle traveling eastbound was coming around a curve in the road, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

In 2024, a tourist operator came across a group of orcas, including a juvenile, off the coast from San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026
The ongoing crisis has forced the Middle East’s largest port operator to reduce reliance on the strait.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

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