who‧ev‧er S2 /huːˈevə $ -ˈevər/ pronoun

1. used to say that it does not matter who does something, is in a particular place etc:
I’ll take whoever wants to go.
When you’re done with the book, just give it to Kristin or Shelley or whoever.

2. used to talk about a specific person or people, although you do not know who they are:
Whoever is responsible for this will be punished.

3. whoever he/she is (also whoever he/she may be) used to say that you do not know who someone is:
You’ve got a message from Tony Gower, whoever he is.

4. used to mean ‘who’ at the beginning of a question to show surprise or anger:
Whoever would do a thing like that to an old woman?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲