Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandizder.
Old French baniereder.
Middle English baner
English banner
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Exceptional; very good.
The year just closed has been the banner year for New-Hampshire Home Missions. The amount raised for the cause is $505,38 more than ever was raised before in any one year. 1853, New-Hampshire Missionary Society, “Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, Volumes 50-57”, in Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, volume 53, Steam power press of McFarland & Jenks, page 16:
The Zenger decision was a banner achievement for freedom of the press. It pointed the way to the kind of open public discussion required by the diverse society that colonial New York already was and that all America was to become. 2016, David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Mel Piehl, The Brief American Pageant: A History of the Republic, page 73:
Translations (20)
it eccezionale (exceptional; very good) · it da urlo (exceptional; very good) · ru реко́рдный (exceptional; very good) · pt excepcional (exceptional; very good) · es excepcional (exceptional; very good) · de herausragend (exceptional; very good) · et erakordne (exceptional; very good) · hu kitűnő (exceptional; very good) · de hervorragend (exceptional; very good) · pl znakomity (exceptional; very good) · bg отличен (exceptional; very good) · da fremragende (exceptional; very good) · bg изключителен (exceptional; very good) · hu kiváló (exceptional; very good) · ar مُمْتَاز (exceptional; very good) · km បណ្ដាច់ (exceptional; very good) · vi đặc biệt (exceptional; very good) · fi poikkeuksellinen (exceptional; very good) · de außerordentlich (exceptional; very good) · vi rất tốt (exceptional; very good)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandizder.
Old French baniereder.
Middle English baner
English banner
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.
Meanings
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
“To hold Arrakis,” the Duke said, “one is faced with decisions that may cost one his self-respect.” He pointed out the window to the Atreides green and black banner hanging limply from a staff at the edge of the landing field. "That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things." 1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “Book I: Dune”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 103:
(broadly) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
(broadly) A military or administrative subdivision.
Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
(broadly, figuratively) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
(Internet) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
The principal standard of a knight.
A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
Hanggin Rear Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China
The first Inner Mongolian modern prose work was “Struggling in a Sea of Suffering” (Gashigun-u dotorakhi telchilegchi khemekhü üliger, 1940) by Rinchinkhorlo (1904-63) of Khüriye (Hure) banner, who also translated an American detective story from Japanese into Mongolian. 2004, Christopher P. Atwood, “literature”, in Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire, Facts on File, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 337, column 2:
A particular pool of specific virtual items or characters, from which the players can draw randomly by paying in-game currency.
I'll keep pulling on this banner until I get my favorite character.
ca gomfaró (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · az bayraq (flag) · ug بايراق (flag) · cmn 旗 (administrative division) · fi standaari (principal standard of a knight) · kk байрақ (flag) · bg ба́нер (advertisement on a web page) · ota لوا (flag) · ca estendard (principal standard of a knight) · bg транспара́нт (large sign) · mk транспаре́нт (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · tl pindol (flag) · mk знаме (flag) · de Spruchband (large sign) · hi पताका (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · el λάβαρο (flag) · vi cờ (large sign) · om alaabaa (flag) · de Banner (flag) · tyv кожуун (administrative division) · be ба́нэр (advertisement on a web page) · uk стяг (flag) · fi tunnus (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · eo rubando (flag) · fi banneri (advertisement on a web page) · ka დროშა (flag) · he כְּרָזָה (advertisement on a web page) · it striscione (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ja 懸垂幕 (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · uk знамено́ (flag) · da banner (large sign) · es estandarte (flag) · es banner (advertisement on a web page) · it stendardo (principal standard of a knight) · vi cờ (flag) · vi lá cờ (flag) · prs پَرْچَم (flag) · de Banderole (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · eo reklamilo (advertisement on a web page) · mr बॅनर (advertisement on a web page) · el λάβαρο (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · el σημαία (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · fr bannière (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · de Spruchband (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ja 旗 (flag) · ms kain rentang (large sign) · chr ᎦᏓᏘ (flag) · tl bandila (flag) · ru плака́т (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · sv banderoll (large sign) · es pancarta (large sign) · lo ທຸງ (flag) · ms sepanduk (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · es báner (advertisement on a web page) · hi झंडा (flag) · mi haki (flag) · ota سنجاق (flag) · ca estendard (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · da banner (flag) · ja バナー (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · da flag (flag) · cs zástava (principal standard of a knight) · eo standardo (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · hi अलम (flag) · kk ту (flag) · cmn 旗子 (flag) · mk бајрак (flag) · tl watawat (flag) · uk плака́т (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · gd bratach (flag) · tr bandıra (flag) · ms pepanji (flag) · fi mainosbanneri (advertisement on a web page) · ca banderola (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · mk штанда́рта (principal standard of a knight) · be флаг (flag) · be транспара́нт (large sign) · et standart (principal standard of a knight) · ru растя́жка (large sign) · pt estandarte (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ar لِوَاء (flag) · ca pancarta (large sign) · ca banderola (flag) · de Fahne (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · es pancarta (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · nl vlag (flag) · mk знаме (principal standard of a knight) · uk ба́нер (large sign) · ko 기발 (flag) · da fane (flag) · he מוֹדָעָה (advertisement on a web page) · mn туг (flag) · hi बैरक़ (flag) · bg зна́ме (flag) · vi ngọn (flag) · ota بیراق (flag) · nn flagg (flag) · fi julistenauha (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · uk ба́нер (advertisement on a web page) · fi julistekangas (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · hi विज्ञापन (advertisement on a web page) · az ələm (flag) · ur بَیرَق (flag) · ang cumbol (large sign) · he שֶׁלֶט (large sign) · pt estandarte (principal standard of a knight) · de Transparent (large sign) · fi lippu (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · nb fane (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · da standart (flag) · be сцяг (flag) · ur پَرْچَم (flag) · eo reklamrubando (advertisement on a web page) · bg плака́т (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · be плака́т (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ca estendard (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · fi banderolli (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · txb waipe (flag) · hi पताका (large sign) · fr banière (principal standard of a knight) · hy պաստառ (large sign) · tr pankart (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · de Banner (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · be штанда́р (flag) · uz alam (flag) · is flagg (flag) · ar لَافِتَة (large sign) · bg флаг (flag) · pt banner (advertisement on a web page) · he דֶּגֶל (flag) · km ទង់ (principal standard of a knight) · ms kain rentang (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · vi cờ (principal standard of a knight) · nl standaard (principal standard of a knight) · sv banderoll (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · cs transparent (large sign) · ru флаг (principal standard of a knight) · de Banner (advertisement on a web page) · ps علم (flag) · mk транспаре́нт (large sign) · be транспара́нт (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · nb fane (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · nb flagg (flag) · ko 깃발 (flag) · pl sztandar (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · cs transparent (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · is fáni (flag) · be сьцяг (flag) · ko 플래카드 (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ca estendard (flag) · uk транспара́нт (large sign) · da bannerreklame (advertisement on a web page) · cmn 標語 /标语 (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · es pendón (flag) · ca gomfaró (flag) · fi sotalippu (flag) · arz بنديرة (flag) · fy flagge (flag) · vi ngọn (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · ky желек (flag) · ar عَلَم (flag) · fa-ira بِیرَق (flag) · ms bendera (flag) · uk транспара́нт (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · fi mainoskangas (large sign) · tr bayrak (flag) · mi kara (flag) · nah annotata (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · km ទង់ (flag) · izh lippu (flag) · ru флаг (flag) · de Standarte (principal standard of a knight) · pl banner (advertisement on a web page) · fr bannière (advertisement on a web page) · ru стяг (flag) · ja プラカード (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ps رپاند (flag) · ko 배너 (advertisement on a web page) · it stendardo (flag) · hi परचम (flag) · ro flamură (flag) · be зна́ймя (flag) · uz bayroq (flag) · ru перетя́жка (large sign) · ca bandera (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · sv banderoll (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · nb banner (large sign) · ru зна́мя (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · grc σημαία (flag) · nah annotata (flag) · fr banderole (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · sv fana (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · hi पताका (flag) · he שֶׁלֶט (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · sv standar (principal standard of a knight) · it striscione (large sign) · ota پانو (large sign) · ru зна́мя (principal standard of a knight) · pt estandarte (flag) · nl banier (flag) · pt bandeira (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · nb banner (advertisement on a web page) · hu lobogó (flag) · it vessillo (flag) · de Transparent (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · es bandera (flag) · da standart (principal standard of a knight) · fi mainospalkki (advertisement on a web page) · cmn 旗 (flag) · ru зна́мя (flag) · cmn 旗幟 /旗帜 (flag) · alt ту (flag) · ko 현수막 (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · vi hình quảng cáo (advertisement on a web page) · uk пра́пор (flag) · ca bandera (flag) · he פִּירְסוֹמֶת \ פִּרְסֹמֶת (advertisement on a web page) · mn хошуу (administrative division) · sv baner (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · he נֵס (flag) · cs prapor (flag) · pl flaga (flag) · he מַטָּרָה (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · fa-ira رایَت (flag) · lv karogs (flag) · id banner (large sign) · be зна́мя (flag) · ko 기치 (flag) · vi ngọn cờ (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · tt байрак (flag) · ru транспара́нт (large sign) · pt letreiro (large sign) · ur جَھنْڈا (flag) · fa-ira بَنِر (large sign) · ms sepanduk (large sign) · cmn 橫幅 /横幅 (large sign) · ru транспара́нт (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ps بېرغ (flag) · ro drapel (flag) · vi biểu ngữ (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · nl dundoek (flag) · ja バナー (advertisement on a web page) · el σημαία (flag) · he נֵס (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · da banner (advertisement on a web page) · tr sancak (flag) · ar رَايَة (flag) · fr banderole (large sign) · la vexillum (flag) · et lahingulipp (flag) · ja 旗幟 (flag) · kk жалау (flag) · vi bảng (large sign) · pl transparent (large sign) · vi chiến dịch (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · ckb ئاڵا (flag) · ang cumbol (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ga fógra meirge ar líne (advertisement on a web page) · ar مُلْصَق (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · id bendera (flag) · fi banderolli (large sign) · mk бајрак (principal standard of a knight) · hy պաստառ (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · mn ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (administrative division) · ga fógra meirge (advertisement on a web page) · sv baner (flag) · it vessillo (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · uk знаме́но (flag) · fa-ira پَرْچَم (flag) · sv fana (flag) · uk флаг (flag) · fa-ira عَلَم (flag) · ca gomfaró (principal standard of a knight) · ru ба́ннер (large sign) · ky туу (flag) · hi ध्वज (flag) · pl sztandar (flag) · el πανό (large sign) · cs prapor (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · mnc ᡴᡳᡵᡠ (flag) · ar إِعْلَان (advertisement on a web page) · ja 旗印 (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · vi ngọn cờ (flag) · ca banner (advertisement on a web page) · ko 배너 (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · pl baner (advertisement on a web page) · ug ئەلەم (flag) · ang fana (flag) · sv fana (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · de Werbebanner (advertisement on a web page) · ota علم (flag) · fr bannière (flag) · pt bandeira (flag) · ro stindard (flag) · da rytterfane (principal standard of a knight) · ro steag (flag) · es estandarte (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · pt banner (large sign) · ru ба́ннер (advertisement on a web page) · mnc ᡤᡡᠰᠠ (flag) · ru флаг (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · vi vận động (cause or purpose; a campaign or movement) · is borði (advertisement on a web page) · ko 기 (flag) · mn ᠲᠤᠭ (flag) · pl transparent (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · da banner (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) · ur عَلَم (flag)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandizder.
Old French baniereder.
Middle English baner
English banner
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.
Meanings
(transitive) To adorn with a banner.
(transitive) To display as a banner headline.
At 8:11, bannering the headline “Cheney in Charge?” the Drudge Report runs a story speculating that the president may be incapacitated. 2008, Howard Rosenberg, Charles S. Feldman, No Time To Think:
Etymology tree
English ban
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English banner
From ban + -er.
Meanings
One who bans something.
How ridiculous the banners of some of the books at present on the list will appear in the future. 1963, The Australian Library Journal, volumes 1-14, page 69: