n.
Pronunciation: ' ba-n ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English banere, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic bandwo sign; probably akin to Greek phainein to show ― more at FANCY
Date: 13th century
1 a : a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (as a monarch or feudal lord) as his standard b : 2 FLAG 1 c : an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend especially : one presented as an award of honor or distinction
2 : a headline in large type running across a newspaper page
3 : a strip of cloth on which a sign is painted <welcome banner s stretched across the street>
4 : a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology <the new banner is “ community control ” ― F. M. Hechinger> ― often used with under <every new administration arrives ⋯ under the banner of change ― John Cogley>
5 : an advertisement graphic that runs usually across the top of a World Wide Web page