"whoever" meaning in English

See whoever in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

  1. whatever person or persons.
    Sense id: simple-whoever-en-pron-GgQjAvOc
  2. whatever person or persons.
    Sense id: simple-whoever-en-pron-GgQjAvOc1
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whoever thought up that stupid idea?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whatever person or persons."
      ],
      "id": "simple-whoever-en-pron-GgQjAvOc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "question"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whoever violates the law will be punished."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whatever person or persons."
      ],
      "id": "simple-whoever-en-pron-GgQjAvOc1",
      "raw_tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whoever"
}
{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whoever thought up that stupid idea?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whatever person or persons."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "question"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whoever violates the law will be punished."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whatever person or persons."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whoever"
}

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