Paver

pave  (pv)

tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves

1. To cover with a pavement.

2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement.

3. To be or compose the pavement of.

Idiom:

pave the way

To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.

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[Middle English paven, from Old French paver, from Latin pavre, to beat, tread down; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

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paver n.