Chroniker is a word used in Russian as the name of a profession. The stress falls on the letter "e", on the last syllable of the word. This word is often used as a synonym for the word "chronist", but this is not quite the correct usage. However, it is also formed from the noun "chronicle". In the word "chronicer" one can single out the suffix "hron-" and the suffixes "-ik-" and "-er". There is no ending. In total, the word has 3 syllables, 8 letters and 8 sounds.
Meaning of the word
The basic meaning of the word chronicler is a newspaper employee who specializes in writing "chronicles". In this case, the concept is used in the meaning of "a story about incidents and current events." That is, a chronicler is a journalist who compiles a summary of the latest news for a newspaper.
However, this word has one more meaning used in book vocabulary. Just in this case, "chronicer" is a synonym"chronist". Because it is also a person who chronicles events. It is in this vein that the chronicler appears, for example, in Dostoevsky's Possessed.
The word appeared along with the first newspapers, around the middle of the 19th century. Prior to that, only the word "chronist" was in use - this is how people who make up the annals of events were designated. The word itself was formed from the root "hron-", and it is of Greek origin. Hronos in Greek means "time", that is, a chronicler - a recorder of time or a chronicler (an excellent Slavic analogue of this word). The same can be said about the chronicler. This is the person recording the time.
About working as a chronicler
A chronicler-journalist is required to be able to succinctly and briefly state the news in a sufficiently official and, at the same time, expressive language. In fact, the chronicle in the newspaper is the only part of it that formally does not have an author behind it, who would somehow color the article with his attitude to the subject. This happens because such a note should be as objective and clear as possible and state the essence of the event.
The chronicler must be able to summarize the facts, highlight the main characters and highlight the necessary small details. All this requires excellent language skills, the ability to quickly analyze data and carry out thorough work.
