person
Tuponosov
also: Тупоносов
A fellow office worker accused by the chief of writing unauthorized articles and behaving too freely; his comic surname (from 'blunt-nosed') is typical of Chekhov's early joke-names.
Reading notes
- Speech and Strap §2 Tuponosov
A third colleague, accused by the chief of writing unauthorized articles and behaving too freely -- his surname (from tupoi, 'blunt/dull', and nos, 'nose') has a comic, mock-official ring typical of Chekhov's early names.