byline

American  

[bahy-lahyn] / ˈbaɪˌlaɪn /

Or by-line

noun

1. a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.

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verb (used with object)

bylined, bylining

1. to accompany with a byline.

   Was the newspaper report bylined or was it anonymous?

Other Word Forms

• unbylined adjective

Etymology

Origin of byline

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; by- + line ¹

Example Sentences

Here, it is a man whose labor disappears behind a woman’s byline, a sly inversion of the far more familiar historical pattern.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

The news agency made sure not to give any clue as to its sources: the article didn’t carry a byline or a dateline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

It was the first lesson of a sportswriter — don’t worry about the money, bask in the spotlight of having your name appear in a byline.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

The section’s sole byline, from a Chicago writer named Marco Buscaglia, appears on nearly a dozen articles.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

They used their new name as the byline.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater