chauffer
pronunciation
How to pronounce chauffer in British English:
UK ['tʃɔ:fə]
How to pronounce chauffer in American English:
US ['tʃɔfə]
Word Origin
- chauffer (n.)
- "small portable stove," 1825, variant of chafer "a vessel for heating," agent noun from chafe; form influenced by French chauffoir "a heater," from chauffer "to heat," which also is ultimately from chafe (see chauffeur).
Example
- 1. Who 's your chauffer ?
- 2. He served as gardener and as chauffer .