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ban⋅nis⋅ter

[ban-uh-ster]
–noun
banister.

Ban⋅nis⋅ter

[ban-uh-ster]
–noun
Sir Roger (Gilbert), born 1929, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

ban⋅is⋅ter

[ban-uh-ster]
–noun
1. a baluster.
2. Sometimes, banisters. the balustrade of a staircase.
Also, bannister.


Origin:
1660–70; appar. by dissimilation from earlier barrister, alter. of baluster, perh. by assoc. with bar 1
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ban·is·ter also ban·nis·ter   (bān'ĭ-stər)   
n.  
    1. A handrail, especially on a staircase.

    2. Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.

  1. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.


[Variant of baluster.]
ban·nis·ter   (bān'ĭ-stər)   
n.  Variant of banister.
Ban·nis·ter   (bān'ĭ-stər)   
British runner who in 1954 became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
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