Talk:Chauffeur

Pronunciation
An English pronunciation should be added in parenthesis to the beginning of the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.252.144.238 (talk) 02:32, 11 January 2011 (UTC) www.idriveyourcar.com

Etymology
The word is French for heater (of a steam engine), i.e. a railway engineer (AmE) or train driver (BrE); from chauffer = to heat.


 * Info like this should go into a Wiktionary entry. --Uncle Ed 19:10, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * No, people would be interested in knowing this info, and wouldn't necessarily know how to find it otherwise.
 * I think I agree with Ed - info on word origins generally doesn't go on Wikipedia in favor of Wiktionary, which is about words. Wikipedia is more information on whatever the word means. Maybe a link to the Wiktionary page could be included somehow? David DIBattiste 04:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Etymology, particularly the concise one posted here, is absolutely appropriate to a Wikipedia entry. --Mr kitehead 22:31, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

driver vs. chauffeur
In the US, people with a lot of money, old money, refer to this person as their "driver", and this person often does not wear any sort of uniform (meaning, no black suit). If you say "chauffeur" you sound like Rodney Dangerfield who just won the lottery, or like you just rented a stretch limo for your prom. They even say it in the abstract for this NYTimes article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.81.34.199 (talk) 09:11, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

They are still referred to as chauffeurs in the the UK/EU - remember to keep Wikipedia as an international view - Michael M Clarke 16:07, 10 August 2007 (UTC) -

"...those who operate non-passenger vehicles are generally referred to as "drivers" (as in bus drivers...." Since when is a bus a non-passenger vehicle? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.249.238.158 (talk) 02:52, 6 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I think that the distinction there is "Passenger vs. Commercial" rather than "Passenger vs. Cargo". --Alx xlA (talk) 10:34, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Updates
I've used chauffeurs in a number of spots around the globe, and I'm considering adding some sections on Vehicle Types common for chauffeured car service, Legal Issues facing the industry, and the evolving role of the chauffeur in light of the current world economic situation, limousine networks, and limousine taxi apps. Does anyone think this would be better suited to another page that deals more with the industry itself (one doesn't currently exist), or does that work well in the context of this page? I've updated some needed citations and will continue to evaluate the page in the coming weeks. Feedback would be very helpful. Thanks! WorldTravelerPhil (talk) 17:51, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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chauffeuse?
I understand that the lead shouldn't have references, but when a statement is made that isn't presented in the main body, it should. I have never heard chauffeuse. It makes sense in French, but in English? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 23:37, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Chauffeuse is an obscure archaic term for a female chauffeur (borrowed from French), a bit like "aviatrix" used to be used for female pilots. The normal term for a female chauffeur in English is simply "chauffeur". I've removed the sentence in question since it is misleading and WP:UNDUE. Nosferattus (talk) 23:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)