BANISTER

bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail

(noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

banister (plural banisters)

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

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

Verb

banister (third-person singular simple present banisters, present participle banistering, simple past and past participle banistered)

To construct a banister

To act as a banister

Anagrams

• Bainters, barniest

Proper noun

Banister (plural Banisters)

A occupational surname for a maker of baskets.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Banister is the 10260^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3141 individuals. Banister is most common among White (84.34%) and Black/African American (10.28%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Bainters, barniest

Source: Wiktionary

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Ban"is*ter, n. Etym: [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]

Definition: A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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