Meaning
Any person who does something, when it does not matter which person it is.
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Word origin
From who plus ever, an old way of adding the sense of any at all.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- who + ever
Examples
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"Whoever" means the person who wins, any of them.
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It does not matter which person opens it.
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We do not know who the person is.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 12: whoever, bless, justice and 6 more words.