whomever

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US/humˈɛvɚ/

pronoun

Whatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).

“I'll marry whomever I want.”

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

pronounwhomever (objective case of whoever)

objective of whoever · alternative whomsoever

  1. formalWhatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).

    I'll marry whomever I want.

    4 more examples

    The letter is addressed to whomever it may concern.

    To impose his will on whomever he sees comfortably settled.

    1920, Max Beerbohm, And Even Now

    Yes, 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 57

    So 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

  1. Middle Englishwhomever
  2. Englishwhomever

From Middle English whomever; equivalent to whom + -ever.

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Translations

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

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Cite this entry
APA

whomever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomever

MLA

“whomever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomever. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whomever,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whomever.

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