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

That he brings a gun is a worrisome start, per Chekhov.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The night before, at its New Stage, she was at a ballet based on an Anton Chekhov work.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

In these strengths Mr. Mueenuddin recalls Anton Chekhov, and in fact he has said in interviews that he is never not reading that Russian master.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

She still drives her son insane with the way she worships the professor, but she’s not as infuriatingly unreasonable as Chekhov permits her to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

“I remember,” Freckles says, “from that Chekhov play I did after NYU. We took publicity shots on a bridge.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle