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; pave, -ier ¹

Example Sentences

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

Jacques and Raoul and Pierre, and every peasant and pavior in Paris will come with boxes and panniers, and each of them will also demand his gold.

From The Mississippi Bubble by Hough, Emerson

I expect to see you marry a pavior yet, either one who lays down or one who tears up paving-stones.”

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 by Various

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

From A Diversity of Creatures by Kipling, Rudyard

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