Chauffeur

== English == === Etymology === From French chauffeur (“heater, stoker”), as 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) === Etymology === Early 20th century, from French chauffeur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃoˈføːr/, /ʃɔˈføːr/, [ʃoˈføːɐ̯], [ʃɔ-], [-ˈfœɐ̯] === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== chauffieren === Further reading === “Chauffeur” in Duden online “Chauffeur”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃoːfør/, [ˈʃoː.føʀ] === Noun === Chauffeur m (plural Chauffeuren) alternative form of Chauffer