BANNISTER

bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail

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

Bannister, Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister

(noun) English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bannister (plural bannisters)

Alternative form of banister

Anagrams

• branniest

Proper noun

Bannister (plural Bannisters)

A occupational surname for a maker of baskets.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bannister is the 4105th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8639 individuals. Bannister is most common among White (68.65%) and Black/African American (23.34%) individuals.

Anagrams

• branniest

Source: Wiktionary



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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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