/shoh"feuhr, shoh ferr"/ , n.
1. a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner.
2. a person employed to drive a car or limousine that transports paying passengers.
v.t.
3. to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur.
4. to transport by car: Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons.
v.i.
5. to work as a chauffeur: He chauffeured for a time right after the war.
[ 1895-1900; chauff(er ) to heat (see CHAFE) + -eur -EUR ]