chaufför

Borrowed from French chauffeur (“chauffeur, originally fireman, stoker”), from chauffer (“heat, warm up”) + -eur, equivalent to echauffera +‎ -ör.

• IPA^(key): /ɧɔˈfœːr/, /ɧaˈfœːr/

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chaufför c

1. a driver; a chauffeur (professional driver (or sometimes non-professional by extension, when driving people))

   Synonym: (slang) chaffis

   taxichaufför

   taxi driver

   busschaufför

   bus driver

   lastbilschaufför

   truck driver

   rycka in som chaufför

   step in as a driver

2. (dated, originally) a fireman, a stoker (person who fires (puts heat to) the automobile)

• förare (“driver”)

• chaufför in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• chaufför in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• chaufför in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)