whoever

Pron

• Who ever: an emphatic form of who.
• Any person or persons that.
• The person that (no matter who).
• Regardless of the person or persons that.
• Any person or persons.
• Misspelling of who ever other than in interrogative use.

Pronoun

• Whatever person; any person.

Examples

• I don't care who gets it; give it to whoever.
• I don't know what it is. Ask whoever put it there.
• Whoever breaks the law will be punished.
• Whoever plays the best words with their given tiles will surely win this game.
• Whoever robbed that old lady ought to be locked up.
• Whoever stole the painting, the police will catch the thief in no time.
• Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

Related Words

nobody, whatever, whenever, wherever, whomever, whosoever