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- [shoh-fer, shoh-fur]
- /ˈʃoʊ fər, ʃoʊˈfɜr/
- /ˈʃəʊ.fər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoh-fer, shoh-fur]
- /ˈʃoʊ fər, ʃoʊˈfɜr/
Definitions of chauffeur word
- countable noun chauffeur The chauffeur of a rich or important person is the man or woman who is employed to look after their car and drive them around in it. 3
- verb chauffeur If you chauffeur someone somewhere, you drive them there in a car, usually as part of your job. 3
- noun chauffeur a person employed to drive a car 3
- verb chauffeur to act as driver for (a person) 3
- noun chauffeur a person hired to drive a private automobile for someone else 3
- verb transitive chauffeur to act as chauffeur to (someone) 3
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Origin of chauffeur
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < French, equivalent to chauff(er) to heat (see chafe) + -eur -eur
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Parts of speech for Chauffeur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chauffeur popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chauffeur usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chauffeur
verb chauffeur
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- ferry — a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
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