by-line

by·line also by-line  (bln)

n.

A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.

tr.v. by·lined, by·lin·ing, by·lines

To publish (a newspaper or magazine article) under a byline.

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byliner n.

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by-line

Noun

1. a line under the title of an article in a newspaper or magazine giving the author's name

2. same as touchline

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	by-line - a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article credit line author's name, writer's name - the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
	2.	by-line - an auxiliary activity avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, pursuit, sideline pastime, pursuit, interest - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" spelaeology, speleology - the pastime of exploring caves