pronoun
1 the person or people who; any person who:
Whoever says that is a liar. * Send it to whoever is in charge of sales.
2 used to say that it does not matter who, since the result will be the same:
Come out of there, whoever you are. * I don't want to see them, whoever they are.
3 used in questions to mean 'who', expressing surprise:
Whoever heard of such a thing!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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