Chauffeur
See also: chauffeur
English
Etymology
From French, literally "heater" or "stoker"; they were said to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.
Noun
Chauffeur (plural Chauffeurs)
- (historical) A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.
See also
- chauffeur
German
Alternative forms
- Schofför (rare and obsolete)
Etymology
Early 20th century, from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃoˈføːr/, /ʃɔˈføːr/, [ʃoˈføːɐ̯], [ʃɔ-], [-ˈfœɐ̯]
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Noun
Chauffeur m (strong, genitive Chauffeurs, plural Chauffeure, feminine Chauffeurin or Chauffeuse)
- chauffeur (person employed to drive a private or hired car)
- (archaic) any driver of a car
- Synonym: Fahrer
Declension
Declension of Chauffeur [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Chauffeur | die | Chauffeure |
| genitive | eines | des | Chauffeurs | der | Chauffeure |
| dative | einem | dem | Chauffeur | den | Chauffeuren |
| accusative | einen | den | Chauffeur | die | Chauffeure |
Derived terms
- Autobuschauffeur
- Autobus-Chauffeur
- Band-Chauffeur
- Bandchauffeur
- Buschauffeur
- Bus-Chauffeur
- Cadillac-Chauffeur
- Chauffeurabteil
- Chauffeur-Auto
- Chauffeurauto
- Chauffeurbetrieb
- Chauffeur-Betrieb
- Chauffeurdienst
- Chauffeurfahrzeug
- Chauffeur-Fahrzeug
- Chauffeurfraktur
- Chauffeur-Fraktur
- chauffeur-gelenkt
- chauffeurgelenkt
- Chauffeurhaus
- Chauffeurlimousine
- Chauffeursbank
- Chauffeurservice
- Chauffeur-Service
- Chauffeurshaus
- Chauffeurslimousine
- Chauffeursschule
- Chauffeurs-Schule
- Chauffeursuniform
- Chauffeursunterkunft
- Chauffeurs-Unterkunft
- Chauffeurswohnung
- Chauffeurs-Wohnung
- Chauffeur-Variante
- Chauffeurvariante
- Chauffeurverordnung
- Chauffeurwagen
- Chauffeur-Wagen
- Chauffeurwartehäuschen
- Chauffeur-Wartehäuschen
- Chauffeurwohnhaus
- Lastwagenchauffeur
- Lastwagen-Chauffeur
- Limousinen-Chauffeur
- Limousinenchauffeur
- Privatchauffeur
- Privat-Chauffeur
- Rolls-Royce-Chauffeur
- Taxichauffeur
- Taxi-Chauffeur
Related terms
- chauffieren
Further reading
- “Chauffeur” in Duden online
- “Chauffeur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃoːfør/, [ˈʃoː.føʀ]
Noun
Chauffeur m (plural Chauffeuren)
- Alternative form of Chauffer