/ Dictionary / Index B banister back: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ban'ister back" Pronunciation: [key] — Furniture. Furniture. a back of a chair or the like, usually having semicircular spindles between the top rail and the cross rail or seat. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. banister Banja Luka Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language