whodunit

whodunit
noun (C) informal a book, film etc about a murder case, in which you do not find out who did the murder until the end whoever pronoun
1 used to say that it does not matter who does something, is in a particular place etc: I'll take whoever wants to go. | ...or whoever (=used to emphasize that you are talking about anyone and not about a specific person): You could ask Gary or Jane or whoever really.
2 used to talk about a specific person or people: Whoever is responsible for this will be punished.
3 used at the beginning of a question to show surprise or anger: Whoever would do a thing like that to an old woman?
4 whoever she/he may be used to say that you do not know who someone is: You've got a message from someone called Tony Gower, whoever he may be.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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