chauffeur 1 of 2

as in driver
a person whose job is to drive people around in a car told the chauffeur to pull the limousine up to the hotel's front entrance

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chauffeur

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verb

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Noun
Northrop continued to find success elsewhere on the small screen, playing the mysterious chauffeur Michael on Dynasty and the manipulative Rex Stanton on the General Hospital spinoff, Port Charles. Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2024 The actor also played chauffeur Michael Culhane on the first season of Dynasty in 1981 before reprising the role in Season 7. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
Here’s what else is happening: Vance is chauffeuring Gaetz around the Senate today. Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024 High-ranking officers were chauffeured in official black Volgas and qualified for country homes on the elite Rublyovka Road. Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010 See all Example Sentences for chauffeur 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauffeur
Noun
  • The evidence is overwhelming that poverty is a key driver of the recent and unprecedented uptick in irregular immigration.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The report found that the typical U.S. driver lost 43 hours to traffic congestion, up one hour from 2023.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Aircraft landing or taxiing Landing lights: These are powerful white lights on the nose, wings or under the fuselage that are turned on when the aircraft is landing to light up the runway.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Both jets taxi to the end of the runway in the soft light.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • An investigation is underway to find the operator of a private drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft battling the blazes in Los Angeles on Thursday, the FBI said.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • As part of the investigation, South Korean police raided Jeju Air's office in Seoul and the operator of Muan International Airport, according to Reuters.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Chauffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauffeur. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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