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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Chauffeur \Chauf`feur"\, n. [F., lit., stoker.]
1. [pl.] (F. Hist.) 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. One who manages the running of an automobile or limousine;
esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet chauffeur
n : a man paid to drive a privately owned car
v : drive someone in a vehicle [syn: drive around]

Moby Dictionary
Sunday driver , backseat driver , bicycle , bike , boy , bus ,
bus driver , busman , butler , cabby , cabdriver , catch a train ,
coachman , cycle , drive , driver , entrain , equerry , gardener ,
gentleman , gillie , go by rail , hack , hackdriver , hackman , hacky ,
hit-and-run driver , houseboy , houseman , jitney driver , joyride ,
joyrider , lord-in-waiting , make a train , man , manservant , motor ,
motorcycle , motorist , pedal , ride , road hog , speeder ,
take a joyride , taxi , taxidriver , teamster , truck driver , trucker ,
truckman , valet , valet de chambre , wheel