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chauffeur

chauf·feur [ shṓfər, shō fúr ]


noun  (plural chauf·feurs)
Definition:
 
hired driver: somebody employed to drive a car



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle chauf·feured, present participle chauf·feur·ing, 3rd person present singular chauf·feurs)
Definition:
 
drive somebody: to drive somebody from place to place in a car, or be employed to drive a car for somebody

[Late 19th century. < French, "stoker (of a steam car)" < chauffer "to heat"]
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