whomever

American

[hoom-ev-er] / humˈɛv ər /

pronoun

the objective case of whoever.

She questioned whomever she met. Whomever she spoke to, she was invariably polite.

whomever British

/ huːmˈɛvə /

pronoun

the objective form of whoever

I'll hire whomever I can find

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of whomever

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at whom, ever

Example Sentences

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whomever

Mr. Obama is free to campaign for whomever he chooses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Constitution grants the president nearly unbounded power to pardon whomever he likes, whenever he likes and for whatever reason he likes.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

I tried to slip them into conversation, as if to remind whomever I was talking to perhaps I too could be beloved for my size.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

His attitude is essentially that the EU must take the outstretched hand of whomever the UK puts on the dancefloor to represent them.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

She lay in wait for the wayfarers along the roads to the city and whomever she seized she put a riddle to, telling him if he could answer it, she would let him go.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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