whomever
pron.any person at all, used when that person is the object of a verb or preposition. You use this in very formal writing instead of 'whoever'.
pron.the objective case of 'whoever', used as the object of a verb or a preposition. Primarily restricted to formal or literary registers; in modern speech, 'whoever' is almost universally substituted.
“You can invite whomever you like to the party.”
“The committee will grant the scholarship to whomever they deem most deserving after the final interviews.”
“The legal document stipulates that the assets shall be distributed to whomever the executor identifies as the primary beneficiary, provided all tax obligations have been met.”
Used as an object pronoun; often follows a preposition like 'to', 'for', or 'with'.
Use 'whoever' for the subject of a verb ('wants') and 'whomever' only for the object.
From Middle English whomever; equivalent to whom + ever.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.