banister

Meaning

Noun

1. The handrail on the side of a staircase.
2. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

Verb

1. (transitive) To construct a banister.
2. (transitive) To act as a banister.

Synonyms

bannister

baluster

railing

handrail

rail

balustrade

balusters

railing post

bars

enclosure

guardrail

staircase rail

Translations

rampe

balustre

Geländer

balaustra

barandilla

pasamano

balaustrada

κιγκλίδωμα

balaústre

baluster

corrimão

ringhiera

Treppengeländer

درابزين

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbænɪstɚ/

Etymology

Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.