whoever

objective whomever · possessive whosever · alternative poetic whoe'er · alternative obsolete rare whoëver

1. interrogativenominativeWho ever: an emphatic form of who.

   Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

2. nominativefused relativeAny person or persons that.

   Whoever breaks the law will be punished.

3. nominativefused relativeThe person that (no matter who).

   I don't know what it is. Ask whoever put it there.

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   Whoever robbed that old lady ought to be locked up.

4. nominativeRegardless of the person or persons that.

   Whoever stole the painting, the police will catch the thief in no time.

5. informalnominativeAny person or persons.

   I don't care who gets it; give it to whoever.

6. misspellingnominativeMisspelling of who ever other than in interrogative use.

   He is the tallest man whoever lived. (incorrect usage)

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   When the gays can claim the toughest bastard whoever pulled on a football boot as one of their own, ...

   2014 July 13, Peter FitzSimons, “Ian Thorpe acknowledges he's gay, let's hope he's now happy as well”, in Sydney Morning Herald