whoever

pronoun

who·​ev·​er hü-ˈe-vər 

: whatever person : no matter who

—used in any grammatical relation except that of a possessive

sells to whoever has the money to buy

Examples of whoever in a Sentence

A prize will be given to whoever solves the riddle.

Whoever wants to come along is welcome to join us.

He's an honest man, whoever his friends might be.

Whoever did this will be held accountable.

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whoever

• endeavor
• endeavour
• forever
• however
• soever
• whatever
• whenever
• wherever
• whichever
• whomever
• bever
• clever

Kids Definition

whoever

pronoun

who·​ev·​er hü-ˈev-ər 

: whatever person

whoever wants to come along must be ready