himselves

himselves pronoun: him; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.

Pronoun

himselves

(nonstandard, pronoun, reflexive) Him; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.
- Coordinate term: herselves
- It was infuriating, because Carpenter was only ninety or two hundred and seventy degrees away, but without the right gadgetry or guaranteed stone-cold reliable method of cheating (damn Mr Tanner's mum to goblin hell for taking the bloody thing from him, just when he really, really needed it) he had...2005, Tom Holt, Earth, Air, Fire and Custard, London: Orbit Books, →ISBN, pages 173–174

Mr D P Roberts, however, describes himself or himselves as a radical libertarian revolutionary and a "centre of trust" for all Silk Road's otherwise decentralised operations.2013 August 21, “Why is the man behind the Silk Road drugs website speaking to the press?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian...
When Clayton Stern entered the Hall of Mirrors he saw a number of himselves sneering back at him.2014, Doug Sacrison, The Gelatin Coast, →ISBN, page 348:

From him + -selves.

What does himselves mean?: Himselves means him; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.
How do you use himselves in a sentence?: Mr D P Roberts, however, describes himself or himselves as a radical libertarian revolutionary and a "centre of trust" for all Silk Road's otherwise decentralised operations.
What part of speech is himselves?: Himselves is a pronoun.

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