paver

[ pey-ver ]

/ ˈpeɪ vər /

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noun

a person or thing that paves.

a brick, tile, stone, or block used for paving.

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Origin of paver

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at pave, -er¹

Words nearby paver

Pavarotti, Luciano, pave, Pavel Petrovich, pavement, pavement artist, paver, Pavese, pave the way, Pavia, pavid, pavilion

How to use paver in a sentence

Plastic blades tend to be a better choice for shoveling more delicate surfaces like pavers.
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It is only a means to achieve art, a paver of the path towardPg ix it.
Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann
See him oleaginate his grin at the sight of a passing painted paver.
Europe After 8:15|H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
My certes, but I wad like to fa' acquaint wi' the yin that wad as muckle as lift a 'paver' to him.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Chihun thumped Moti Guj's bald head as a paver thumps a curbstone.
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By the by, have you seen the cartoon of the reformer and the street-paver?
Lucky Pehr|August Strindberg