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whoever's

whoever's contraction: whoever is.

Contraction

whoever’s

  1. (contraction) whoever is
    • Now, sir, mark;— Whoever's here, would fain be private here; Whoever's here, depend on't, tell I can;— Whoever's here, depend on't, tell I will not.1806, George Colman, The Battle of Hexham ... As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Printed ... from the Prompt Book. With Remarks by Mrs. Inchbald, Longman, Hurst, Rees&Orme, page 48
    • Whoever's doing this wants you all at each other's throats—fighting each other like animals, rioting like maniacs.2002, Keith R. A. DeCandido, The Brave and the Bold: Book One, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 101
  2. (contraction) whoever has
    • “Unless whoever's doing this is someone your dog knows.” “He doesn't know anyone well enough to be comfortable like that.” “For all you know, whoever's been handling Tucker could've been coming by your house every day when you weren't home, making friends with him, feeding him treats.”2014, Alan Jacobson, The Hunted, Open Road Integrated Media, →ISBN, page 89

Determiner

whoever's

  1. Synonym of whosever.
    • Given the observance of the provisions of clause 2 of this article, the organization and its property, wherever and at whoever's disposal it is, shall enjoy immunity from any form of legal interference.1994, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, FBIS Report: Central Eurasia - Issues 107-111, The Service, page 35
    • Messrs Denton and Denton will sell it to whoever's need is greatest, whoever's purse is deepest, whoever will most recklessly mortgage his future, whoever is of its desirers the most pound-puissant.1999, Vikram Seth, An Equal Music, Penguin Books India, →ISBN, page 339
    Synonyms:
    whosever

Examples of whoever's in a sentence

  • It's not even a real bus stop, just a gas station where the bus drops off whoever's stupid enough to come to this shitbucket town and picks up whoever's smart enough to leave.2010, Jeff Garigliano, Dogface, MP Publishing, →ISBN, page 184:
  • Could mean that whoever's behind this is missing some feeling of belonging.2011, Alayna Williams, Rogue Oracle, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 30:

Synonyms of whoever's

Origin of whoever's

Contractions; whoever + 's.

From whoever + -'s (possessive marker).

Questions about whoever's

What does whoever's mean?
Whoever's means whoever is.
How do you use whoever's in a sentence?
It's not even a real bus stop, just a gas station where the bus drops off whoever's stupid enough to come to this shitbucket town and picks up whoever's smart enough to leave.
What part of speech is whoever's?
Whoever's can be a contraction or a determiner.

Words near whoever's in the dictionary

  1. whoe'er
  2. whoes
  3. whoever
  4. whoever pays the piper calls the tune
  5. whoever smelt it dealt it
  6. whoever's
  7. WHOI
  8. whois
  9. whoised
  10. whoises
  11. whoising

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