pavior

American  

[peyv-yer] / ˈpeɪv yər /

especially British, paviour

noun

1. a person that paves; paver.

2. a material used for paving.

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Etymology

Origin of pavior

1375–1425; alteration of late Middle English pavier; see pave, -ier ¹

Example Sentences

She thumped like a pavior through the settling ashes at the secret thrill of it.

From A Diversity of Creatures by Kipling, Rudyard

The question of the war with England is debated by every native pavior and hodman of New York.

From North America — Volume 1 by Trollope, Anthony

The hero of the affair was an Irishman, named Baker, who relieved the monotony of his work as a master pavior by acting Sir John Falstaff and other parts.

From The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield by Robins, Edward

“Cannot an honest pavior perform his work in peace, and get his money for it, and his living by it, without others talking rot about ambition and hopes of fame?”

From Fantastic Fables by Bierce, Ambrose

A pavior cannot be said to compose the heap of stones which he empties from his cart, nor the sower the handful of seed which he scatters from his hand.

From The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners by Ruskin, John