banner

[ ban-er ]

/ ˈbæn ər /

noun

the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.

an ensign or the like bearing some device, motto, or slogan, as one carried in religious processions, political demonstrations, etc.

a flag formerly used as the standard of a sovereign, lord, or knight.

a sign painted on cloth and hung over a street, entrance, etc.: Banners at the intersection announced the tennis tournament.

anything regarded or displayed as a symbol of principles.

Heraldry. a square flag bearing heraldic devices.

Also called banner line, line, screamer, streamer. Journalism. a headline extending across the width of a newspaper page, usually across the top of the front page.

an open streamer with lettering, towed behind an airplane in flight, for advertising purposes.

Also called banner ad. an advertisement that appears across the top or bottom or along one side of a web page.

adjective

leading or foremost: a banner year for crops.

Origin of banner

1200–50; Middle English banere < Old French baniere < Late Latin bann(um) (variant of bandum standard < Germanic, compare Gothic bandwa sign; see band¹) + Old French -iere < Latin -āria -ary

SYNONYMS FOR banner

10 notable, record, winning, red-letter, vintage.

OTHER WORDS FROM banner

ban·nered, adjective ban·ner·less, adjective ban·ner·like, adjective un·ban·nered, adjective

Words nearby banner

banksman, bankstown, banlieue, banneker, banneker, benjamin, banner, banner ad, banner cloud, banneret, bannerette, bannerman

British Dictionary definitions for banner ad (1 of 2)

banner ad

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a banner advertising a product

an advert along the top of a page of a website

British Dictionary definitions for banner ad (2 of 2)

banner

/ (ˈbænə) /

noun

a long strip of flexible material displaying a slogan, advertisement, etc, esp one suspended between two points

a placard or sign carried in a procession or demonstration

something that represents a belief or principle a commitment to nationalization was the banner of British socialism

the flag of a nation, army, etc, used as a standard or ensign

(formerly) the standard of an emperor, knight, etc

Also called: banner headline a large headline in a newspaper, etc, extending across the page, esp the front page

an advertisement, often animated, that extends across the width of a web page

a square flag, often charged with the arms of its bearer

verb

(tr) (of a newspaper headline) to display (a story) prominently

adjective

US outstandingly successful a banner year for orders

Derived forms of banner

bannered, adjective

Word Origin for banner

C13: from Old French baniere, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic bandwa sign; influenced by Medieval Latin bannum ban 1, bannīre to banish

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