erckmann-chatrian

noun

1. joint pen name of É·mile Erckmann [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/, 1822–99, and A·le·xan·dre Chatrian [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/, 1826–90, collaborating French novelists and dramatists.