chauffeur 1 of 2

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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chauffeur

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verb

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Recent Examples of chauffeur
Noun
Allied Universal provides private security services to the vast majority of Fortune 500 companies, which can include guards outside officers, chauffeur services and surveilling services for their homes and family. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, the ultimate all-inclusive fare includes flight booked in their preferred air class where available, coach transfers between airport and ship, and a private chauffeur service. Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
High-ranking officers were chauffeured in official black Volgas and qualified for country homes on the elite Rublyovka Road. Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010 Usually chauffeured around in a Rolls-Royce, Tata attended school in India’s business capital, Mumbai. Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chauffeur 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur
Noun
  • Recent research has shown that global warming, driven by the burning of fossil fuels and rising levels of greenhouse gases, has become a major driver of worsening droughts in the West.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Winds and hazardous Roads The northern Rockies and High Plains, including Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, and Iowa, have already seen powerful winds on Thursday, posing a serious risk to drivers.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • No casualties were reported and the flight taxied back to the airport terminal.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Flight 1648 landed in Denver at 1:38 p.m. and taxied to the gate without incident, according to FlightAware and airline officials.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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  • Other potential 2025 losers in the Nasdaq-100 could be hotel operator Marriott International and iPhone giant Apple, which each stand to shed around 4% over the next year, according to their consensus price targets on Tuesday.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When combined with a thermal imaging camera, the satellite link would allow the operator to home in precisely on specific targets, especially those with an obvious heat signature such as electricity generation equipment.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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