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 ox-driver in the fields, the pavior in the city streets, the laborer on the railroad, the lumberer in the woods, the girl in the factory, each has a claim on him.

From Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Parker, Theodore

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

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

For thee the sturdy pavior thumps the ground, Whilst every stroke his labouring lungs resound.”

From City Scenes or a peep into London by Darton, William

"Why you see the pavior undertook something above his strength."

From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman