whoever

pronoun
/huˈɛvɚ/

Who ever: an emphatic form of who.

Example

“Whoever thought up that stupid idea?”

Other meanings

Any person or persons that.
“Whoever breaks the law will be punished.”
The person that (no matter who).
“Whoever robbed that old lady ought to be locked up.”

Related words

whoever smelt it dealt it

Example sentences

“Whoever excites wasps has only to blame himself.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“Whoever invented the touchscreen monitor didn't have a cat.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Whoever drew this is really talented.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "whoever".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “whoever” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.