[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

banister \ban"ister\, n. a corruption of baluster.
   1. a baluster.
      1913 webster

   2. sing. or pl. the balustrade of a staircase. formerly
      used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the
      singular. also spelled bannister.
      1913 webster +pjc

            he struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding
            hard on the banisters.                --sir w.
                                                  scott.
see also:
bannister 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bannister \bannister\ n.
   same as banister.
   wordnet 1.5
see also:
banister 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bannister
     n 1: english runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a
          mile in less than four minutes born in 1929 syn: roger
          bannister, sir roger gilbert bannister
     2: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent
        people from falling syn: banister, balustrade, balusters,
         handrail
see also:
roger bannister sir roger gilbert bannister banister balustrade balusters handrail 

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

bannister, mi
  zip codes: 48807

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