CHAUFFEUR

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

[pl.] (F. Hist.)

2.
n.

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.

3.
n.

One who manages the running of an automobile; esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.


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