Noun has 2 senses

• bannister(n = noun.person) roger bannister, sir roger gilbert bannister - English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929);


• bannister(n = noun.artifact) balusters, balustrade, banister, handrail - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling;