hu: pron. (obj.
whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a
what or
which person or persons? (who called?;
you know who it
was; whom or who
did you see?). °In
the last
example whom is
correct but who is
common in
less formal contexts. b what
sort of person or persons? (who am I to object?). 2 (a person)
that (anyone who wishes can
come; the
woman whom you met; the
man who you saw). °In the last
two examples whom is correct but who is common in less formal contexts. 3
and or but
he,
she,
they, etc. (gave it to
Tom, who
sold it to Jim). 4
archaic the or
any person or persons that (whom the gods
love die young). øas who
should say like a person who
said; as
though one said. who-does-what (of a
dispute etc.)
about which
group of workers should do a
particular job. who
goes there? see
GO(1). who's who 1 who or what
each person is (know who's who). 2 a list or
directory with facts about
notable persons. [OE hwa f. Gmc: whom f. OE
dative hwam, hwóm:
whose f. genit. hwós]