whoever

[hoo-ev-er]

pronoun

possessive

whosever ,

objective

whomever .

1. whatever person; anyone that.

   Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like.

2. no matter who.

   I won't do it, whoever asks.

3. who? what person? (used to express astonishment, disbelief, disdain, etc.).

   Whoever is that? Whoever told you such a thing?

whoever

/ huːˈɛvə /

pronoun

1. any person who; anyone that

   whoever wants it can have it

2. no matter who

   I'll come round tomorrow, whoever may be here

3. an intensive form of who, used in questions

   whoever could have thought that?

4. informal,  an unknown or unspecified person

   give those to John, or Cathy, or whoever

Word History and Origins

Origin of whoever¹

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; who, ever

Example Sentences

Advanced economies either build the infrastructure to support modern industry or they cede technological leadership to whoever did.

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“Whoever wins the ‘quantum race’ will gain an unprecedented geopolitical, technological and economic advantage,” they wrote, noting that government funding announcements for quantum equaled at least $42 billion at the time of their writing.

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“Whoever wins the ‘quantum race’ will gain an unprecedented geopolitical, technological and economic advantage,” they wrote, noting that government funding announcements for quantum equaled at least $42 billion at the time of their writing.

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“If I put Joe Blow’s info in there, do I still have it in my vault? Or whoever this tech company is, do they own it?” he said.

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“Whoever said he’s 7-3,” Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said during Wembanyama’s rookie season, “that’s a lie.”

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