'Chauffeur' definitions:
Definition of 'chauffeur'
From: WordNet
noun
A man paid to drive a privately owned car
verb
Drive someone in a vehicle [syn: drive around, chauffeur]
Definition of 'Chauffeur'
From: GCIDE
- Chauffeur \Chauf`feur"\, n. [F., lit., stoker.]
- 1. [pl.] (F. Hist.) Brigands in bands, who, about 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so called because they used to burn the feet of their victims to extort money. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. One who manages the running of an automobile or limousine; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'chauffeur'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backseat driver,
- bicycle,
- bike,
- boy,
- bus,
- bus driver,
- busman,
- butler,
- cabby,
- cabdriver,
- catch a train,
- coachman,
- cycle,
- drive,
- driver,
- entrain,
- equerry,
- gardener,
- gentleman,
- gillie,
- go by rail,
- hack,
- hackdriver,
- hackman,
- hacky,
- hit-and-run driver,
- houseboy,
- houseman,
- jitney driver,
- joyride,
- joyrider,
- lord-in-waiting,
- make a train,
- man,
- manservant,
- motor,
- motorcycle,
- motorist,
- pedal,
- ride,
- road hog,
- speeder,
- Sunday driver,
- take a joyride,
- taxi,
- taxidriver,
- teamster,
- truck driver,
- trucker,
- truckman,
- valet,
- valet de chambre,
- wheel