chauffeur

Professional car operator

A chauffeur is a person employed to drive someone else's private vehicle.

The term implies a professional arrangement—chauffeurs wear uniforms, open doors, and maintain the car.

To chauffeur someone is to drive them around: I spent the afternoon chauffeuring the kids to their activities.

The verb often carries a note of wry servitude.

driving

limousine

Stretched luxury automobile

navigation · route · traffic · highway · destination · passenger · commute · journey · airport · pickup

luxury

limousine

Stretched luxury automobile

VIP · elite · exclusive · prestige · opulence · affluence · red-carpet · high-end · executive · first-class

employment

driver

Vehicle operator

  • employeeHired organizational member
  • hireTake on for work
  • staffOrganization's workers collectively

retainer · service · wages · uniform · agency · livery · contract · on-call · full-time · private

attire

uniform

Identical throughout

  • capCovering for top
  • glovesHand coverings with fingers
  • suitMatched formal garments

tie · livery · polished · formal · crisp · tailored · black · pressed · immaculate · professional

professionalism

discretion

Careful judgment in speech

etiquette · confidentiality · competence · training · certification · grooming · demeanor · attentiveness · anticipation · composure

service

luggage

Traveler's packed containers

standby · on-demand · concierge · personalized · attentive · accommodate · cater · client · errand · availability

Categories
Opposites
driver vs. driven

chauffeurpassenger

Traveler, not operator

rider · employer · fare · VIP · boss

professional/hired driver vs. self-driving

chauffeurself-driver

Car without human control

pedestrian · cyclist · non-driver

luxury/formal driving vs. casual/informal driving

chauffeurcabbie

Professional taxi operator

taxi driver · cab driver · self-driver · rideshare driver · carpool driver

Phrases
Family

chauffeurs, chauffeured, chauffeuring

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G