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chauffeur

Pronunciation:  'showfur

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a man paid to drive a privately owned car
  2. [v]  drive someone in a vehicle
 
 Synonyms: drive around
 
 See Also: chauffeuse, drive, driver

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chauf`feur"\, n. [F., lit., stoker.]
1. [pl.] (F. Hist.) Brigands in bands, who, about 1793,
   pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so
   called because they used to burn the feet of their victims
   to extort money.

2. One who manages the running of an automobile; esp., the
   paid operator of a motor vehicle.

 
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