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

Her byline appears in publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Allure, InStyle, PS. (formerly POPSUGAR), Haute Living and more. —Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Her bylines over the past five years have appeared in USA Today, Baltimore Sun, Teen Vogue, Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and more. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025

Verb

Does The Wrap’s bylined Kristen Lopez march to the orders of her hyper-liberal boss, publisher Sharon Waxman (formerly of the New York Times)? —Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024

She’s bylined for The Cut, InStyle, Allure, Business of Fashion, Nylon, Essence, Good Housekeeping, The Grio, and Huffington Post. —ELLE, 8 Sep. 2023

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
• canine
• carbine

Kids Definition

byline

noun

by·​line

ˈbī-ˌlīn

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