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Dictionarywhoever
pronoun

whoever

Any person who or no matter who.

Whoever arrives first gets to choose a seat at dinner.

Etymology
whoEnglishwho
+everEnglishever

Ever makes the personal reference unrestricted. Whoever includes any person satisfying the description or removes concern about that person's exact identity.

More examples

  • Whoever you are, you need a ticket to enter.
  • I share my notes with whoever needs them.
  • The prize goes to whoever answers the question correctly.

Similar words

anyone
Refers to any person without itself introducing a relative clause.