Chekhov

American  

[chek-awf, -of, chye-khuhf] / ˈtʃɛk ɔf, -ɒf, ˈtʃyɛ xəf /

Or Tchekhov

noun

1. Anton Pavlovich 1860–1904, Russian short-story writer and dramatist.

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Chekhov British  

/ ˈtʃɛkɒf, ˈtʃɛxəf, tʃɛˈkəʊvɪən /

noun

1. Anton Pavlovich (anˈtɔn ˈpavləvitʃ). 1860–1904, Russian dramatist and short-story writer. His plays include The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1900), The Three Sisters (1901), and The Cherry Orchard (1904)

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Other Word Forms

• Chekhovian adjective

Example Sentences

In the early 2000s, he taught at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass., and directed plays there by Anton Chekhov, Bertolt Brecht and Eugene O’Neill.

From Washington Post

Among the many cherished quotations Rubin scatters throughout the book, a line from Anton Chekhov sticks out: “Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.”

From Washington Post

It was swapped out for “The Seagull,” a classic Anton Chekhov play.

From Seattle Times

The Chekhov’s Bangs incident turns out to have only the most minor payoff later on, when for once, Emily makes a life-altering choice that of course fosters zero introspection.

From New York Times

The sustaining humanism and decency of Chekhov now seem less relevant than the pervasive survey of Russian violence in the works of Maxim Gorky.

From Washington Post