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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈbænɪstə(ɹ)/
- Audio (US)
- Rhymes: -ænɪstə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
banister (plural banisters)
Translations[edit]
the handrail on the side of a staircase
one of the vertical supports of a handrail
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
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
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.