byliner

[ bahy-lahy-ner ]

noun

1. a writer important enough to merit a byline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of byliner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; byline + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The good people at Longform and Byliner and Long Reads provide us with killer material regularly.

From The Daily Beast

An exclusive excerpt from Brian Mockenhaupt's new Byliner Original, The Living and the Dead.

From The Daily Beast

Michael Solomon is the executive editor of Byliner and the former features director of The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast