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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.