Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chauffeur"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. One who manages the running of an automobile; esp., the
paid operator of a motor vehicle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chauffeur
n : a man paid to drive a privately owned car
v : drive someone in a vehicle [syn: {drive around}]
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