Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for who's. Search instead for whoes.

who's

American  
[hooz] / huz /
  1. contraction of who is:

    Who's there?

  2. contraction of who has:

    Who's seen it?


who's British  
/ huːz /

contraction

  1. who is

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And it seems important to have one judge say this about an out-of-control colleague who’s seizing cases from a thousand miles away.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Some mouth the words, but others belt away, letting all the emotion built up over the six other days of the week fall onto Rhodes, who’s not Rhodes then, but simply the Host.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

His putting allowed him to fend off a who’s who of stars, shooting a five-under in the final round at a course that had driven players mad all week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"I simulate rope jumping to get my energy levels up," says the 27-year-old, who's also an amateur boxer.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Oh, poor hideous fox. You poor thing. Are you the one who’s been wandering in a dark forest all night?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "who's" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com