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byline Definition

by·line (-līn′)

noun

a line identifying the writer of a newspaper or magazine article

transitive verb bylined by′·lined′, bylining by′·lin′·ing

to supply a byline to (an article)
byline Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • reach: Ashley Young, who had been lively from the start reached the byline inside the box only for the defender to bring him down.
  • get: Libby is exasperated at Geri's attempt to get the byline on the major story.
  • have: Photographer Jon ' Can I have a byline for that?
  • give: This gives the byline a different look than the rest of the text.

Adjective modifier

  • right: Great work by Junior George on the right byline allowed him to clip over a cross for Abdi to nod in the equalizer.
  • own: I'd make a little money and have my own byline?

Modifies a noun

  • article: Byline article by Michael Smeaton There is a lot of smoke and mirrors surrounding social responsibility ( SR ) in the gaming industry.
  • photo: Give us byline photos, they said, in which we remain forever young.

Noun used with modifier

  • picture: A job I loved, even if it did mean a picture byline.
  • author: Offer the article for reprint in exchange for an author byline.
  • photo: Photo bylines: Let you see the journalists behind our stories.