English Explanatory Dictionary

banister

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rail on the side of a staircase that a person's hand holds onto.
  2. One of the vertical supports of such a handrail.
verb
  1. To construct a banister.
  2. To act as a banister.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
  2. An unincorporated community and district in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈbænɪstɚ/ En-us-banister.ogg

Word forms

banister banisters bannister banistering banistered

Etymology

Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.

Synonyms

handrail baluster

Related words

newel balustrade
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