Chauffeur
See also: chauffeur
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French chauffeur (“heater, stoker”), as they were said to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.
Noun
[edit]Chauffeur (plural Chauffeurs)
- (historical) A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.
See also
[edit]German
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Early 20th century, from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Autobus-Chauffeur
- Autobuschauffeur
- Band-Chauffeur
- Bandchauffeur
- Bus-Chauffeur
- Buschauffeur
- Cadillac-Chauffeur
- Chauffeur-Auto
- Chauffeur-Betrieb
- Chauffeur-Fahrzeug
- Chauffeur-Fraktur
- chauffeur-gelenkt
- Chauffeur-Service
- Chauffeur-Variante
- Chauffeur-Wagen
- Chauffeur-Wartehäuschen
- Chauffeurabteil
- Chauffeurauto
- Chauffeurbetrieb
- Chauffeurdienst
- Chauffeurfahrzeug
- Chauffeurfraktur
- chauffeurgelenkt
- Chauffeurhaus
- Chauffeurlimousine
- Chauffeurs-Schule
- Chauffeurs-Unterkunft
- Chauffeurs-Wohnung
- Chauffeursbank
- Chauffeurservice
- Chauffeurshaus
- Chauffeurslimousine
- Chauffeursschule
- Chauffeursuniform
- Chauffeursunterkunft
- Chauffeurswohnung
- Chauffeurvariante
- Chauffeurverordnung
- Chauffeurwagen
- Chauffeurwartehäuschen
- Chauffeurwohnhaus
- Lastwagen-Chauffeur
- Lastwagenchauffeur
- Limousinen-Chauffeur
- Limousinenchauffeur
- Privat-Chauffeur
- Privatchauffeur
- Rolls-Royce-Chauffeur
- Taxi-Chauffeur
- Taxichauffeur
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Chauffeur” in Duden online
- “Chauffeur”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
Luxembourgish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Chauffeur m (plural Chauffeuren)
- alternative form of Chauffer
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