I. chauf ‧ feur 1 /ˈʃəʊfə, ʃəʊˈfɜː $ ˈʃoʊfər, ʃoʊˈfɜːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'person attending to the fire of a steam-driven vehicle, driver' , from chauffer 'to heat' ]
someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else
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THESAURUS
▪ driver someone who regularly drives, or someone who is driving a car, train, etc at a particular time:
Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.
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The coach was badly damaged, but the driver was unhurt.
▪ motorist [usually plural] especially written someone who drives a car – used especially when talking about car drivers in general:
increased taxes on the motorist
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Motorists who are caught speeding have to pay a heavy fine.
▪ chauffeur someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else:
He was picked up by a chauffeur in a limousine.
▪ trucker American English informal someone who drives a truck:
Mexico has no limit on how many hours truckers can drive daily.
▪ road hog informal someone who drives dangerously, without considering the safety of other people on the road, for example by not letting other drivers pass:
Some road hogs drive at well below the speed limit, because they want to use their mobile phones.
II. chauffeur 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to drive a car for someone as your job
2 . ( also chauffeur somebody ↔ around ) to drive someone in your car, especially when you do not want to:
I spent most of the day chauffeuring the kids around.