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Drier vs Chauffeur - What's the difference?

drier | chauffeur |

As nouns the difference between drier and chauffeur

is that drier is one who, or that which, dries; a desiccative while chauffeur is .

As an adjective drier

is (dry).

drier

English

Alternative forms

* dryer

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
    • The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
  • (chiefly, British, Canadian) Any substance that accelerates drying.
  • (chiefly, British, Canadian) Catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dry)

    • Anagrams

    *

    chauffeur

    English

    (wikipedia chauffeur)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).
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    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=3 citation , passage=He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur , since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.}}
  • (firefighting) The driver of a fire truck.

    • Usage notes

    As the French word has masculine gender, a female chauffeur is sometimes called a chauffeuse or, jocularly, a chauffeuress.

    Hypernyms

    * (both senses) driver

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car).
  • To transport (someone) in a motor car.