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• bannister
  bannister

  noun

  banister.
• Bannister
  Bannister

  noun

  Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

bannister

¹ American  

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /

noun

1. banister.

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Bannister ² American  

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /

noun

1. Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

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Bannister British  

/ ˈbænɪstə /

noun

1. Sir Roger ( Gilbert ). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)

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Example Sentences

Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“They’re concerned the Middle East tensions could lead to more extremist cell activity in Western countries,” Bannister said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Stifel strategists led by Thomas Carroll and Barry Bannister reiterated their 2026 estimate of 7000 for the index on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Sir Roger Bannister became the first person to break the four-minute barrier for the mile in Oxford in 1954, bringing the world record back into British hands after Sydney Wooderson's mark was surpassed in 1942.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The sharp, wry figure of Mrs. Bannister, the night nurse, scurried into view.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath