Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bannister

2 senses of bannister

Sense 1
Bannister, 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))
       INSTANCE OF=> four-minute man -- (someone who has run the mile in less that 4 minutes)

Sense 2
bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail -- (a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling)
       => barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)