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Chauffeur
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chauffeur
English
Etymology
From en fr chauffeur heater, stoker, as they were said to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.
Noun
en historical A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.
See also
en chauffeur
German
de:
Alternative forms
de Schofför rare
Etymology
Early 20th century, from de fr chauffeur.
Pronunciation
de /ʃoˈføːr/ /ʃɔˈføːr/ [ʃoˈføːɐ̯] [ʃɔ-] [-ˈfœɐ̯]
de De-Chauffeur.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in,Chauffeuse
chauffeur person employed to drive a private or hired car
de archaic any driver of a car
de Fahrer
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Autobuschauffeur Autobus-Chauffeur Bandchauffeur Band-Chauffeur Buschauffeur Bus-Chauffeur Cadillac-Chauffeur Chauffeurabteil Chauffeurauto Chauffeur-Auto Chauffeurbetrieb Chauffeur-Betrieb Chauffeurdienst Chauffeurfahrzeug Chauffeur-Fahrzeug Chauffeurfraktur Chauffeur-Fraktur chauffeurgelenkt chauffeur-gelenkt Chauffeurhaus Chauffeurlimousine Chauffeursbank Chauffeurservice Chauffeur-Service Chauffeurshaus Chauffeurslimousine Chauffeursschule Chauffeurs-Schule Chauffeursuniform Chauffeursunterkunft Chauffeurs-Unterkunft Chauffeurvariante Chauffeur-Variante Chauffeurverordnung Chauffeurswohnung Chauffeurs-Wohnung Chauffeurwagen Chauffeur-Wagen Chauffeurwartehäuschen Chauffeur-Wartehäuschen Chauffeurwohnhaus Lastwagenchauffeur Lastwagen-Chauffeur Limousinenchauffeur Limousinen-Chauffeur Privatchauffeur Privat-Chauffeur Rolls-Royce-Chauffeur Taxichauffeur Taxi-Chauffeur
Related terms
de chauffieren
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /ˈʃoːfør/ [ˈʃoː.føʀ]
Noun
m
lb Chauffer