noun
- captions or brief descriptions accompanying photographs or illustrations in newspapers, magazines, or other publications
Usage: journalism; publishing
Examples
- The editor reviewed all the cutlines before the magazine went to print.
- Make sure the cutlines accurately describe what’s happening in each photograph.
- The newspaper’s style guide requires cutlines to be written in present tense.
- She spent the afternoon writing cutlines for the photo spread.
- The cutlines helped readers understand the context of the images.
- All cutlines must include the photographer’s credit.