whoever
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1.0
Anyone who does something, no matter who they are
- pronoun
- /huˈɛvər/
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- So maybe we could just go whoever wants to go first.
- whoever gets
- whoever wants
- whoever succeeds
And then Mort says, Death is whoever does Death's job.
- And then Mort says, Death is whoever does Death's job.
- So whoever that person is, whoever it is, say their name.
- Well, by that point, hopefully whoever gets there will.
- But this is this is whoever has the higher score wins.
- I was like, you know what, I should call up whoever, right?
- And the challenge is whoever can dump out the most alcohol.
- And then and then whoever wins got to decide.
- Well, again, whoever your editor is, what is it?
- And that person gone, whoever it was, they're gone.
- Mine goes to when it's raining outside and whoever's driving.
- And the Oscar for best drama goes to whoever thought of that.
- LeBron and Steph or whoever else you want to say?
- I'm going to find whoever did this.
- And, you know, and I love you, you know, whoever you are.
- So whoever gets this, you're very lucky and lovely.
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Examples
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Washington will have no choice but to work with whoever comes to power in Cairo.
Academic text (2011) -
Whoever wants to get out can get out.
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How do I choose whoever comes first, right?
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So, so whoever gets it has to staff up.
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We, whoever we were, made that up.
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You can sleep with whoever you want.
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Whoever has it is the chosen one.
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In shocked bewilderment, he said, "Whoever this is, please get off the phone."
Fiction book (1991) -
Hardware stores, delis... whoever seems harmless.
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Whoever wants to join the team is welcome to do so.
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Etymology
Whoever is simply who + ever, where ever adds the idea 'no matter'. So whoever means 'any person, no matter who', which is why we use it when we mean anyone who does or needs something.