Chauffeur
See also: chauffeur
English
editEtymology
editFrom French, literally "heater" or "stoker"; they were said to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.
Noun
editChauffeur (plural Chauffeurs)
- (historical) A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.
See also
editGerman
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEarly 20th century, from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editChauffeur 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
editDeclension of Chauffeur [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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
editFurther reading
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editChauffeur m (plural Chauffeuren)
- Alternative form of Chauffer
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