paver.

1. A shaped block used to cover a path, patio, or other ground surface.

2. A machine that spreads and levels material to make a road surface.

3. A person whose work is laying paving materials.

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Words that belong together

• concrete paver
• interlocking paver

On the page

A loose concrete paver rocked under her boot.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture / spatial description. Forms: Singular paver; plural pavers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.