Bannister

Ban·nis·ter  (bn-str), Roger Born 1929.

British runner who in 1954 became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

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ban·nis·ter  (bn-str)

n.

Variant of banister.

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Bannister [ˈbænɪstə]

n

(Biographies / Bannister, Sir Roger (Gilbert) (1929 M, British, SPORT AND GAMES: athlete, MEDICINE: doctor) Sir Roger (Gilbert). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bannister - English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
	2.	bannister - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling balusters, balustrade, banister, handrail balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet baluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement rail, railing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports