elsewhom

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English

Etymology

From else +‎ whom. Attested since 1542,[1] but rare;[2] modern uses seem like nonces patterned on elsewhere.

Pronoun

elsewhom

  1. (rare) Someone else, anyone else.
    Synonym: elsewho

Usage notes

  • In most (of the small total number of) uses, elsewhom functions as an object, like whom; however, like who (nominally a subject pronoun), elsewho also functions as an object or subject.

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “else”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.