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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Ms. Schmidt has clearly modeled her comedy-drama on Chekhov, with notable parallels to “The Seagull” and a smidgen of “Uncle Vanya” tossed in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

He references the stories of Anton Chekhov, the artistic philosophy of Pablo Picasso and anime like “Jujutsu Kaisen.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

Chekhov may not falsely console, but he dignifies the human struggle in a secular parable that lives again through the magic of ensemble brio and a director at the top of his game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

“Yes, actually. Right out of college, I did a kind of bad postmodern Chekhov thing, set in the Holocaust era—which is just always a really bad idea—at the Public Theater.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle