whoever
[ hoo-ev-er ]
/ huˈɛv ər /
pronoun; possessive whos·ev·er; objective whom·ev·er.
whatever person; anyone that: Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like.
no matter who: I won't do it, whoever asks.
who? what person? (used to express astonishment, disbelief, disdain, etc.): Whoever is that? Whoever told you such a thing?
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH whoever
whoever whomeverWords nearby whoever
who-does-what,
whoa,
whodunit,
whodunnit,
whoe'er,
whoever,
whole,
whole ball of wax, the,
whole blood,
whole brother,
whole gale
Example sentences from the Web for whoever
British Dictionary definitions for whoever
whoever
/ (huːˈɛvə) /
pronoun
any person who; anyone that
whoever wants it can have it
no matter who
I'll come round tomorrow, whoever may be here
an intensive form of who, used in questions
whoever could have thought that?
informal
an unknown or unspecified person
give those to John, or Cathy, or whoever