CHAUFFEUR


Meaning of CHAUFFEUR in English

add. ·noun one who manages the running of an automobile; ·esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.

2. chauffeur ·add. ·noun brigands in bands, who, about 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of france;

— so called because they used to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.

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