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

2 of 2

verb

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Recent Examples of chauffeur
Noun
The $73,500 experience includes roundtrip Blade helicopter transportation from NYC to Reagan National, and a daily armored Maybach chauffeur. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 The property has also partnered with Jaguar Land Rover to provide electric and hybrid vehicles on-site that Rosewood chauffeurs drive. Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
People who couldn’t afford to hire a guide and be chauffeured comfortably in a Mackenzie boat, or who didn’t want to, arrived with dinghies and johnboats lashed to the roofs of old yellow buses. David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024 Here’s what else is happening: Vance is chauffeuring Gaetz around the Senate today. Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chauffeur 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur
Noun
  • The family of a Fort Worth man who was killed in a hit-and-run while skateboarding on Feb. 2 is asking the public for help finding the driver, his sister told the Star-Telegram.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
  • One deputy chased him down and rescued the girl, while the other deputy subdued the driver, officials said.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Sea-Tac Airport said in its own statement that the Japan Airlines plane was taxiing while the Delta flight was parked when the impact occurred.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The Delta aircraft was taxiing at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 when the airline determined that someone was on board without a ticket, prompting the plane to return to the gate, Morgan Durrant, a representative for Delta, said in a statement.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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  • Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trump Media & Technology Group shares were down about 1% in extended trading on Friday after the operator of Truth Social released its 2024 results.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Its operators aim to handle 80 million passengers per year, with the first phase due to open in 2035.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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