paver

See also: påver

English

Etymology

pave + -er

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪvɚ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

Concrete paver blocks

paver (plural pavers)

  1. A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
    Synonyms: paver block, paving block, paving stone, flagstone
    red brick pavers
  2. One who paves; one who lays pavement.

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Anagrams

Danish

Noun

paver c

  1. indefinite plural of pave

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French paver (to pave, to cover), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (to beat down, to smash), from Latin pavīre (to beat, strike, ram, tread down), from Proto-Italic *pawjō, from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (to strike).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ve/
  • (file)

Verb

paver

  1. to cobble, to pave with cobblestones or something similar
  2. (Canada, Quebec) to pave in any sense (including with asphalt, etc.)

Conjugation

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

paver m

  1. indefinite plural of pave
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