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chauffeur

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/ · UK /ˈʃəʊfə/

chauffeur means: Someone paid to drive a private or luxury car for another person.

noun

HIRED DRIVERB2

Someone paid to drive a private or luxury car for another person.

  • The chauffeur opened the car door.
  • They hired a chauffeur for the wedding.
  • Her chauffeur drove her to the airport.

Similar words: driver

Common phrases: private chauffeur, hire a chauffeur, chauffeur service

verb

DRIVE SOMEONEC1

To take someone somewhere in a car, especially as their driver.

  • I chauffeured her home.
  • He chauffeurs his children to school every morning.
  • Will you chauffeur us around tomorrow?

How to use it: chauffeur someone to somewhere (He chauffeured the guests to their hotel.); chauffeur someone around (She chauffeured her parents around the city.)

Similar words: drive, transport

Common phrases: chauffeur someone around, chauffeur someone home, chauffeur someone to

Questions about chauffeur

What does chauffeur mean?

Someone paid to drive a private or luxury car for another person.

What is chauffeur in other languages?

Türkçe: özel şoför · Español: chófer · Français: chauffeur · Deutsch: Chauffeur · Italiano: autista · 日本語: お抱え運転手

How do you pronounce chauffeur?

In American English /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/; in British English /ˈʃəʊfə/.

How do you use chauffeur in a sentence?

The chauffeur opened the car door. They hired a chauffeur for the wedding.

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