Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

chauffeur
     n : a man paid to drive a privately owned car
     v : drive someone in a vehicle [syn: {drive around}]