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
And customers who don’t use the chauffeur service can opt to receive up to 20 percent off the company’s cruise-only fare. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024 The chauffeur waiting outside was scheduled to leave for the airport in 45 minutes. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Verb
Here’s what else is happening: Vance is chauffeuring Gaetz around the Senate today. Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for chauffeur 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur
Noun
  • The driver and sole occupant of the car had injuries that appeared to be related to the crash, but doctors later discovered he had also been shot in the head, the CHP said.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Police arrested the 37-year-old SUV driver on suspicion of driving under the influence.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The passenger was discovered while the plane was taxiing for departure, Delta said at the time.
    Jeff Martin and Freida Frisaro, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Delta Air Lines Airbus A220-300 passenger aircraft spotted taxiing on the runway and taxiway of LaGuardia airport in NYC.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There are tour operators who offer day trips from Veracruz (generally an all-day, 12-hour trip because of the long drive).
    John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
  • On January 24, 1848, American carpenter and sawmill operator James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025

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