CHAUFFEUR Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of chauffeur

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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Noun

Perks include access to first class lounges, exclusive chauffeur and transfer services, and free upgrade vouchers. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 Unfortunately, a prologue has already alerted us to the fact that a wild animal being trafficked has escaped its cage and vehicle, fleeing into the same woods Irina’s chauffeur now drives through. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026

Verb

Watch your speed The club had three station wagons and a long blue limousine when Bennett began chauffeuring at age 17. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Going out on the town is easy with the hotel’s courtesy car service, which chauffeurs guests within a three-mile radius from late afternoon to late evening. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chauffeur

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Noun

After it was immobilized, the driver attempted to leave the vehicle and was apprehended by officers, according to NEA Report.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Empty legs are flights where the aircraft operator is traveling to pick up the next customer, said Meaghan Wells, the chief growth officer for private aviation company WheelsUp.

— Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Dominion alleged that the cable network operator had knowingly broadcast false claims that Dominion had rigged the 2020 presidential election.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

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