chauffeur
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chauffeur \Chauf`feur"\, n. [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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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