Home › Words › B › bylinerbylinerbyliner means A journalist who writes bylines.EtymologyFrom byline + -er.nounA journalist who writes bylines.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bylined 79% match — Having a byline. vs byliner →byline 75% match — A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name. vs byliner →blurbist 60% match — A writer of blurbs. vs byliner →columnist 59% match — A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper. vs byliner →biographer 58% match — The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies. vs byliner →dateliner 57% match — An article that is published under a dateline. vs byliner →editorialist 56% match — One who writes opinion pieces, especially for a newspaper. vs byliner →rewriteman 56% match — A newspaper reporter who crafts stories from information reported by others, such as legmen. vs byliner →