byline

1 of 2

noun

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 2

verb

bylined; bylining; bylines

transitive verb

: to write (an article) under a byline

byliner

ˈbī-ˌlī-nər 

noun

Examples of byline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Here, against Qatar, Johnston drives forward to fend off two defenders to get to the byline. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Olise played a short corner kick to Ousmane Dembélé, who passed to Mbappé near the byline. — CBS News, 1 July 2026

Verb

His team, who are bylined by first name only, ask the questions. — Luke Johnson, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023

The paper does allow its online writers to sign their articles with their initials, and occasional special reports in the print edition are bylined as well. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for byline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• canine

Kids Definition

byline

noun

by·​line

ˈbī-ˌlīn

: a line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article giving the writer's name