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to chauffeur

to chauffeur

9 6.0
To drive someone in a private car for pay
  • verb
  • /ʃoʊˈfɜr/
translation icon : llevar (a alguien)
  • Johnnie put him in the driver's seat, and he chauffeured us a good way back toward St. Paul.

Examples

  • "Why must we be chauffeured every time we leave the house?" she'd ask.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • My grandfather loved me, drunk or not, and he chauffeured me to and from my new elementary school in north Minneapolis.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Meanwhile, the wife would chauffeur the kids to school and do her shopping on the bike.

    Blog text (15)

  • The first thing I wanna do as a licensed driver is chauffeur you to the prom.

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

  • As mothers, we have to chauffeur, nurse, cook, clean, and manage budgets.

    Blog text (13)

  • When former Mayor Adrian Fenty was in office, Lomax used to chauffeur Hizzoner around in a District-owned vehicle.

    Blog text (24)

  • I will chauffeur you to the airport in my new car tomorrow.

  • She offered to chauffeur her friends to the concert after finding out they needed a ride.

  • Being a professional chauffeur, he always ensured his passengers were comfortable during their trips.

Synonyms

to drive
vsto chauffeur
∞ 1.0

To operate a car or give someone a ride

serves as paid professional transport for someone rather than ordinary vehicle use
to see
vsto chauffeur
∞ 3.9

To go with someone to the door or their car as a courtesy

provides paid professional personal transport rather than casual courteous accompaniment
to escort
vsto chauffeur
287 4.0

To go with someone to protect or help them

focuses on providing paid transport rather than general protection or guidance
to drive around
vsto chauffeur
31 2.6

To take someone in a vehicle to show them interesting places

serves as paid professional transport rather than leisure sightseeing trips
to serve as an escort
vsto chauffeur
  • Formal
4.1

To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect

focuses on providing paid personal transport rather than formal protective accompaniment

Surface Forms

chauffeur infinitive
chauffeured past
chauffeured past participle
chauffeuring present participle
chauffeurs third person singular

Etymology

Chauffeur as a verb comes from the same French root chauffer, meaning 'to heat', since drivers of early steam cars were also the engine men. So, to chauffeur someone now means to drive them, often as a paid or helpful service.