byline
1 of 2noun
by·line ˈbī-ˌlīn 
1
: a secondary line : sideline
2
: a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name
byline
2 of 2verb
bylined; bylining; bylines
transitive verb
: to write (an article) under a byline
byliner
ˈbī-ˌlī-nər
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 In some editions Thursday, Chun Han Wong’s name was misspelled as Chuna Han Wong in the byline of a World News article about the United Nations human-rights agency’s report on China’s Xinjiang region. WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Slate magazine, under the byline of Franklin Foer, did publish the story. Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 His byline has appeared at Waypoint, Polygon, Kotaku and Paste. Cameron Kunzelman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 In some editions Friday, Rina Torchinsky’s last name was misspelled as Torchins in the byline of a U.S. Watch article about unemployment claims. WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 The Times was similarly embarrassed in 2003 by revelations that reporter Jayson Blair had made up events in stories published under his byline and had plagiarized other reporters’ stories. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Stationed in Hawaii during World War II, Mr. Angell edited an Air Force magazine, and by 1944 had his first byline in The New Yorker. Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 Danni is a photo editor for an online publication called Depravity who wants to get a byline on the website seemingly at whatever cost. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 See More
Noun
As big stories broke, Green would not only edit but pitch in to write sidebars and stories, never putting her byline on them. The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 In some editions Thursday, Chun Han Wong’s name was misspelled as Chuna Han Wong in the byline of a World News article about the United Nations human-rights agency’s report on China’s Xinjiang region. WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Slate magazine, under the byline of Franklin Foer, did publish the story. Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 His byline has appeared at Waypoint, Polygon, Kotaku and Paste. Cameron Kunzelman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 In some editions Friday, Rina Torchinsky’s last name was misspelled as Torchins in the byline of a U.S. Watch article about unemployment claims. WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 The Times was similarly embarrassed in 2003 by revelations that reporter Jayson Blair had made up events in stories published under his byline and had plagiarized other reporters’ stories. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Stationed in Hawaii during World War II, Mr. Angell edited an Air Force magazine, and by 1944 had his first byline in The New Yorker. Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 Danni is a photo editor for an online publication called Depravity who wants to get a byline on the website seemingly at whatever cost. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1938, in the meaning defined above
byliner
noun
as in columnist
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- columnist
- anchorman
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- copyreader
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- newspaperman
- broadcaster
- anchor
- commentator
- anchorwoman
- anchorperson
- journalist
- announcer
- photojournalist
- stringer
- newspaperwoman
- editor
- reporter
- sportswriter
- staffer
- muckraker
- newsman
- correspondent
- newswoman
- pressman
- newsperson
- newshound
- intelligencer
