byliner

noun

Definition of bylinernext
as in columnist

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  1. columnist
  2. commentator
  3. anchor
  4. anchorman
Noun
  • Willman was nominated for music critic, online columnist of the year and print columnist of the year, among other nods.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Kansas City Chiefs are signing veteran kicker Justin Tucker to their practice squad on Wednesday, as first reported by Star columnist Sam McDowell.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of columnist
Noun
  • Israeli political commentator Amit Segal also cautioned against assuming the allegations would lead to the cancellation of election results.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Amit Segal, a political commentator for Channel 12 who is deeply influential on the right, on Tuesday tried to brush off Arab voters’ electoral potential.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of commentator
Noun
  • The debate was moderated by chief political anchor Dennis House and anchor Kathryn Hauser, while CCM’s executive director, Joe DeLong, also asked questions on the panel.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Leading global funds such as BlackRock, Capital Group and GIC participated in Jio's anchor book portion of the total fundraise, which is set aside for large institutional investors before the IPO opens for public bidding.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of anchor
Noun
  • In 1967, Ruddle switched to WMAQ-TV, NBC 5 as a reporter, working with anchorman Floyd Kalber.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Maury Povich has lived many lives — radio news reporter, anchorman, talk show host, podcast entrepreneur, husband of Connie Chung.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchorman
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