Meanings
objective of whoever · alternative whomsoever
- formalWhatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).
I'll marry whomever I want.
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The letter is addressed to whomever it may concern.
To impose his will on whomever he sees comfortably settled.
1920, Max Beerbohm, And Even NowYes, the tide will surely turn, and meanwhile may one who is proud to call himself a partisan, invite whomever may feel disposed to bid the "T14s" adieux, to pause before giving them valediction and accord to them the respect that is assuredly their due.
1952 January, Henry Maxwell, “Farewell to the "T14s"”, in Railway Magazine, page 57So it was that the day before Trump’s big unveiling, Democrat Jeff Merkley publicly vowed to filibuster whomever the president named.
2017 February 1, Michelle Cottle, “Why the Filibuster Is a Senator's Best Friend”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2017, retrieved 09 Feb 2025
Origin
- Middle Englishwhomever
- Englishwhomever
From Middle English whomever; equivalent to whom + -ever.
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Arabic مَنْ
- مَنْ (man)whatever person or persons
French n'importe qui
- n'importe quiwhatever person or persons
Hungarian bárki, akárki
- bárkiwhatever person or persons
- akárkiwhatever person or persons
Polish kogokolwiek
- kogokolwiekwhatever person or persons
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with whomever
Cite this entry
whomever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomever
“whomever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomever. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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