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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Chauffeur \Chauf'feur"\, noun [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.] ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
chauffeur
noun: a man paid to drive a privately owned car
verb: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: {drive around}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "chauffeur": 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
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