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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

The opening of an inquest into his death was told Mr Silcox fell into an atrium stairwell "following the collapse of a wooden bannister" in the early hours of 25 October.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

During the tour with Delano, the charm of the house is on display with a carved wooden bannister in the house’s front hall and barrel ceilings in two second-floor bedrooms.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2019

He hooked an arm inside the bannister and pivoted at each landing, letting centrifugal force whirl him around the hairpin and down the next flight.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2018

However, one of my decorating jobs involves stripping and sanding a bannister that has a lead basecoat.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2017

Timothy’s face poked over the bannister from the floor above her.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older