chauffeur

/ʃoʊˈfʌr/

/ʃəʊˈfʌ/

Other forms: chauffeurs; chauffeured; chauffeuring

Do you pay someone to drive you around? Then you have a private chauffeur.

Chauffeur literally means "operator of a steam engine" in French, but they used it as a nickname for the first motorists who drove steam engine cars. Today chauffeurs are just the guys you pay to drive you around, like the chauffeur of a limo. Chauffeur can also be used as a verb: once you get your driver's license, your parents will be happy to not have to chauffeur you back and forth to school.

Definitions of chauffeur

1. verb

   drive someone in a vehicle
   synonyms: drive around

   type of:

   drive

   cause someone or something to move by driving
2. noun

   a man paid to drive a privately owned car
   types:

   chauffeuse

   a woman chauffeur

   type of:

   driver

   the operator of a motor vehicle