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UK: /ˈbænə^r/ US: /ˈbænɚ/ ,(ban′ər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ban•ner /ˈbænɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a flag, as of a country.
2. a piece of material, such as cloth, carried in processions.

adj. [before a noun]

3. leading;
   outstanding:
   a banner year for soybeans.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ban•ner  (ban′ər), n. 

1. the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
2. an ensign or the like bearing some device, motto, or slogan, as one carried in religious processions, political demonstrations, etc.
3. World History a flag formerly used as the standard of a sovereign, lord, or knight.
4. a sign painted on cloth and hung over a street, entrance, etc.:
   Banners at the intersection announced the tennis tournament.
5. anything regarded or displayed as a symbol of principles.
6. Heraldry a square flag bearing heraldic devices.
7. Journalism Also called ban′ner line′, line, screamer, streamer. a headline extending across the width of a newspaper page, usually across the top of the front page.
8. Communications an open streamer with lettering, towed behind an airplane in flight, for advertising purposes.

adj. 

9. leading or foremost:
   a banner year for crops.

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

ban′nered, adj. 
ban′ner•less, adj. 
ban′ner•like′, adj. 
Synonyms

• 9. notable, record, winning, red-letter, vintage.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

banner / ˈbænə/ noun

1. a long strip of flexible material displaying a slogan, advertisement, etc, esp one suspended between two points
2. a placard or sign carried in a procession or demonstration
3. something that represents a belief or principle
4. the flag of a nation, army, etc, used as a standard or ensign
5. Also called: banner headline a large headline in a newspaper, etc, extending across the page, esp the front page
6. an advertisement, often animated, that extends across the width of a web page

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French baniere, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic bandwa sign; influenced by Medieval Latin bannum ban¹, bannīre to banish

ˈbannered adjective