1. a worker who lays or applies asphalt to roads, driveways, or other surfaces
Usage: occupational term; also called an asphalt worker or asphalt paver

Examples

• The asphalter smoothed the hot asphalt with a long-handled tool.
• Several asphalters worked together to repave the parking lot.
• My uncle has been an asphalter for over twenty years.
• The asphalter checked the temperature of the asphalt before spreading it.
• Asphalters must wear protective gear in the summer heat.