banner

C1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈbænɚ/ UK /ˈbænə/ See IPA manual

Freq #8524

Meanings

1

noun
A large sign or strip of cloth with a message, often hung up or carried.

Protesters marched through the streets holding banners and chanting.
2

noun
A cause, movement, or set of ideas that people gather behind.

They campaigned under the banner of equal rights for all.
3

adj
Unusually good or successful.

It was a banner year for the company, with profits at a record high.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms banners

Derived forms bannererbannerettebannerfishbannerlessbannerlikebannermanbannerwarebannerwiseembanneredimbannered

Simplified etymology

Banner is a Middle English relative of band, whose Germanic root also gave English bind and bond.

Etymology

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

baner Middle English baniere Old French

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Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# banner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbænɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbænə/
**Frequency rank:** 8524

## Meanings
1. A large sign or strip of cloth with a message, often hung up or carried.
2. A cause, movement, or set of ideas that people gather behind.
3. Unusually good or successful.

## Examples
- Protesters marched through the streets holding banners and chanting.
- They campaigned under the banner of equal rights for all.
- It was a banner year for the company, with profits at a record high.

## Derived Forms
- bannerer
- bannerette
- bannerfish
- bannerless
- bannerlike
- bannerman
- bannerware
- bannerwise
- embannered
- imbannered

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: baner
- Root: baniere

## Etymology
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

## AI Etymology
Banner is from Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band. Important recorded forms include baner (Middle English) and baniere (Old French). Current senses include a large sign or strip of cloth with a message, often hung up or carried, a cause, movement, or set of ideas that people gather behind, and unusually good or successful. The wider family includes derived forms such as bannerer, bannerette, bannerfish, bannerless, and bannerlike.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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