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
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
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
  • Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada that are set to take effect could hike the price of a gallon of gasoline for some drivers by as much as 70 cents and send grocery bills climbing, experts told ABC News.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Under the state law, legislated as Assembly Bill 413, drivers must park at least 20 feet away from an intersection on the approach to that intersection.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • He was added to the 40-man roster after the 2021 season, made the opening day roster the next season and taxied between Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Yankees the last three years.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But instead of taxiing to International Arrivals, the plane headed towards the military side of the airport as fighter jets screamed above, weaving around in training exercises.
    David Culver, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fashion operators will be particularly busy, as the week is shaping up to be a packed one, featuring a total of 153 events including 56 physical shows, six digital ones and roughly 70 presentations.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Ferry and commercial flight operators have added services to accommodate departures.
    Derek Gatopoulos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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