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

Membership to Club Myttas includes an on-call assistant for booking private chauffeurs, butlers, and chefs. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 May 2026 Blake Lively reportedly had her chauffeur bring her bespoke mah-jongg set to a long day of court during her suit against her former co-star Justin Baldoni. — Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Verb

Sage basketball advice from the man who cared enough to chauffeur him around Los Angeles is echoing in Peyton Watson’s head. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chauffeur

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Noun

Even in Moscow, extraordinary scenes are emerging of cars and trucks lining up outside gas stations, with some drivers waiting for hours with no guarantee of being able to fill up.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The fireworks event is an important economic driver in a year when Big Bear saw less snow than usual during its peak winter months, the travel organization said.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Fourth-generation co-owner-operator and president Brian Knoebel remembers growing up in the Elysburg, Pennsylvania, park as a kid in the 1970s.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
For example, Israeli cybersecurity, Silicon Valley and, increasingly, certain pockets of Africa, India and Southeast Asia where operator density compounds.

— Abe Ankumah, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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