whomever

[hoom-ev-er]

pronoun

1. the objective case of whoever.

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

whomever

/ huːmˈɛvə /

pronoun

1. the objective form of whoever

   I'll hire whomever I can find

Word History and Origins

Origin of whomever¹

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

Example Sentences

I wasn’t at all confident that she would pass my application on to whomever actually made the hiring decisions.

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I do agree with you that, to stand any chance of winning in 2028, whomever Democrats nominate will have to offer some serious and substantive ideas on how to make people’s lives materially better.

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“Air dominance will be critical to whomever would emerge victorious in the context of a war fight in the Indo-Pacific,” said Horowitz, noting that China could be the first to field such a drone, with both the FH-97A and GJ-11 in advanced stages of development.

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Beloved and respected by colleagues and clients alike, they could hire whomever they pleased.

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His left eye didn’t line up with whomever he was trying to talk to; when he was in social situations trying to make chitchat, the person to whom he was speaking would steadily drift left.

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