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Whoever vs Whichever - What's the difference?

whoever | whichever |

Whichever is a conjunction of whoever.



As pronouns the difference between whoever and whichever

is that whoever is whatever person or persons while whichever is any one or a number of a group.

As an adverb whoever

is An emphatic form of who.

As a determiner whichever is

any one or a number of a group.

whoever

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (An emphatic form of) who .

    • Pronoun

    (en-pron)
  • Whatever person or persons.
    • Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

    Usage notes

    See also

    * whatever * wherever * whenever * whomever * whosoever * nobody

    Pronoun

    (head)
  • *
    • (attention)

    Anagrams

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    whichever

    English

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • Any one or a number of a group.
    • Choose whichever card you like.

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • Any one or a number of a group.
    • Take a card; whichever you want!

    Usage notes

    It may be preferable to use whoever'' (subject) or ''whomever (object) when referring to a group of people.