chauffeur

/ʃoʊˈfɝː/

nounverbchauf · feur

Think: the chauffeur says “SHO!” to the horses, then “FUR!”—SHO-FUR = chauffeur.

Yes, it's chauffeur. Remember it starts with French-style CH = /sh/ (not /ch/), and ends with -eur (like “fur”).

Definitions

  1. nounA person whose job is to drive someone else in a car, especially a private car.
  2. verbTo drive someone somewhere as a paid driver or personal driver.

Examples

  • “The hotel arranged a chauffeur to pick us up at the airport.”
  • “She hired a chauffeur for the evening so she could focus on her guests.”
  • “He was asked to chauffeur the team to the tournament in the school van.”

Synonyms

drivermotoristprivate drivercabdrivertransport

Antonyms

passenger

Translations

ES choferPT chauffeur (motorista particular)FR chauffeur

Common misspellings

chaufurchauffferchaufferchaufeurchaffeurchauffeurrechaufferu

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