chauffeur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃəʊfə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃoʊfɚ/ (General-American)
- /ʃɒˈfɜː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ʃoʊˈfɝ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin calefaciō Classical Latin calfaciō Vulgar Latin *calfō Old French chaufer Middle French chauffer French chauffer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French chauffeurbor. English chauffeur Borrowed from French chauffeur.
Meanings
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A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).
I can make money from the comfort of my sofa / So much drive, now I gotta get a chauffeur
2024, “Hot One”, in King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 (Hip Hop), performed by Denzel Curry, African-American Vernacular English:Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this 50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
1994, 2:40 from the start, in Juicy (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G., African-American Vernacular English:He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 3, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- The driver of a fire truck.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chauffeurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chauffeurship · chauffeur driver · chauffeuress · chauffeurless
Hypernyms
driver (both senses)
Synonyms
Translations (114)
cs šofér (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Chauffeurin (person employed to drive a motor car) · gl chofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · lmo autista (person employed to drive a motor car) · lv šoferis (person employed to drive a motor car) · eo ŝoforo (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Schofför (person employed to drive a motor car) · it autista (person employed to drive a motor car) · sh vozàčica (person employed to drive a motor car) · id sopir (person employed to drive a motor car) · ko 기사 (person employed to drive a motor car) · vo joför (person employed to drive a motor car) · tg шофёр (person employed to drive a motor car) · be вадзі́цель (person employed to drive a motor car) · be кіро́ўца (person employed to drive a motor car) · fi autonkuljettaja (person employed to drive a motor car) · tr sürücü (person employed to drive a motor car) · rup shufer (person employed to drive a motor car) · uk шофе́р (person employed to drive a motor car) · iba deriba (person employed to drive a motor car) · lv vadītājs (person employed to drive a motor car) · lmo çofœr (person employed to drive a motor car) · nn sjåfør (person employed to drive a motor car) · el οδηγός (person employed to drive a motor car) · fi kuljettaja (person employed to drive a motor car) · hu tűzoltóautó-sofőr (fire truck driver) · is einkabílstjóri (person employed to drive a motor car) · fr chauffeur (person employed to drive a motor car) · id supir (person employed to drive a motor car) · ms drebar (person employed to drive a motor car) · nb sjåfør (person employed to drive a motor car) · sh vòzāč (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Chauffeuse (person employed to drive a motor car) · si රියදුරා (person employed to drive a motor car) · es chafirite (despective) (person employed to drive a motor car) · acw سَوَّاق (person employed to drive a motor car) · oc chofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · tr şoför (person employed to drive a motor car) · el σιοφέρης (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Berufschauffeur (person employed to drive a motor car) · oc chòfer (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Chauffeur (person employed to drive a motor car) · nl privéchauffeur (person employed to drive a motor car) · pt motorista (person employed to drive a motor car) · ro șofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · sl šofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · uk во́дій (person employed to drive a motor car) · sk šofér (person employed to drive a motor car) · vi tài xế (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Berufschauffeurin (person employed to drive a motor car) · da chauffør (person employed to drive a motor car) · ru води́тельница (person employed to drive a motor car) · ca xòfer (person employed to drive a motor car) · sh возач (person employed to drive a motor car) · it chauffeur (person employed to drive a motor car) · mk во́зач (person employed to drive a motor car) · es chauffer (person employed to drive a motor car) · be шафёр (person employed to drive a motor car) · kk шопыр (person employed to drive a motor car) · fo sjaførur (person employed to drive a motor car) · fi safööri (person employed to drive a motor car) · pt chofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · sk vodič (person employed to drive a motor car) · fo bilførari (person employed to drive a motor car) · mt xufiera (person employed to drive a motor car) · ja 運転手 (person employed to drive a motor car) · lt vairuotojas (person employed to drive a motor car) · es chafirita (despective) (person employed to drive a motor car) · uz shofyor (person employed to drive a motor car) · hu tűzoltóautó-vezető (fire truck driver) · tk şofýor (person employed to drive a motor car) · et autojuht (person employed to drive a motor car) · pl szofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · fi sofööri (person employed to drive a motor car) · ru персона́льный води́тель (person employed to drive a motor car) · hu sofőr (person employed to drive a motor car) · kk жүргізуші (person employed to drive a motor car) · ca xofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · lt šoferis (person employed to drive a motor car) · sq shofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · pl szoferka (person employed to drive a motor car) · sv chaufför (person employed to drive a motor car) · az şofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · vo hijoför (person employed to drive a motor car) · es chofer (person employed to drive a motor car) · ms pemandu (person employed to drive a motor car) · eo ŝoforino (person employed to drive a motor car) · fa شوفر (person employed to drive a motor car) · bg шофьо́р (person employed to drive a motor car) · sl voznik (person employed to drive a motor car) · ar سائِق (person employed to drive a motor car) · fo bilstjóri (person employed to drive a motor car) · az sürücü (person employed to drive a motor car) · th คนขับ (person employed to drive a motor car) · de Schofförin (person employed to drive a motor car) · ko 운전사 (person employed to drive a motor car) · ms supir (person employed to drive a motor car) · es chófer (person employed to drive a motor car) · io motoristo (person employed to drive a motor car) · ka მძღოლი (person employed to drive a motor car) · mk шо́фер (person employed to drive a motor car) · ru води́тель (person employed to drive a motor car) · is bílstjóri (person employed to drive a motor car) · fr chauffeuse (person employed to drive a motor car) · ru шофёр (person employed to drive a motor car) · sh возачица (person employed to drive a motor car) · hy ավտովարորդ (person employed to drive a motor car) · mt xufier (person employed to drive a motor car) · vo jijoför (person employed to drive a motor car) · ky шофёр (person employed to drive a motor car) · yi שאָפֿערשע (person employed to drive a motor car) · cmn 司機 /司机 (person employed to drive a motor car) · yi שאָפֿער (person employed to drive a motor car) · cs řidič (person employed to drive a motor car)