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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Noun
Also in the ’70s, Novak appeared as a doctor in Jonathan Kaplan’s Truck Turner (1974), starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto; as a murderous chauffeur in Cat in the Cage (1978), starring Sybil Danning; and as an announcer in his first film with Norris, A Force of One (1979). Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 While the original follows a shoe company exec who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom, the new film, set in contemporary New York City, sees a music mogul played by Denzel Washington contend with a similar plot. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Verb
The trailer teases a festive road trip, with Lowe chauffeuring his celebrity passengers from Tokyo to Missouri to Los Angeles. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024 Then there are the cars that accidentally drive onto the transit system’s property by tailing close behind the Teslas that are used to chauffeur passengers underground. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chauffeur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
  • Changes in economic policy have been major drivers of employment.
    William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • The Electra’s twin engines roared, and Earhart taxied toward departure.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • United Airlines jetliners taxi down a runway for departure from Denver International Airport on May 23, 2025.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • Within minutes of their arrival, a party of officers, soldiers, and operators based at Clifden’s big wireless station came laboring across the muddy ground.
    David Rooney June 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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