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

Reporters worked on multiple stories at the same time, sharing bylines and contributing tags throughout the edition. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

One-fourth of those were published under someone else’s byline. — Marissa Brassfield, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

In addition, Russini co-bylined a story with another reporter about Vrabel’s firing from the Titans. — Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Menier’s bio notes that the seemingly fake author has bylined nearly 250 articles. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 30 July 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