Source : WordNet®

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}]