chauffer

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UK/ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/

noun

A small, portable stove.

OriginFrench chauffoir →
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Meanings

chauffer1

nounchauffer (plural chauffers)

plural chauffers · alternative choffer

  1. A small, portable stove.
  2. A chafing dish.
  3. chemistryA table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.

chauffer2

noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of chauffeur.
verb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of chauffeur.

Origin

  1. Frenchchauffoir
  2. Englishchauffer

Compare French chauffoir, a kind of stove, from chauffer (“to heat”). See chafe.

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APA

chauffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chauffer

MLA

“chauffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chauffer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chauffer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chauffer.

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