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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
whom/huːm/

▶pronoun used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition.

usage: On the use of who and whom, see who.

'whom' also found in these Oxford entries:

academy - ancestor - apple - archdeacon - assignee - baby - bailee - bedmate - betroth - bit - buddy - catch - cellmate - colleague - companion - competition - concern - conferee - confidant - connection - contact - cooncan - court - creditor - cui bono? - dark horse - date rape - davenport - deemster - depositary - eponym - Fatimid - fee tail - feoffee - fiancé - flatmate - forlorn - friend - gossip - half-brother - housemate - impropriator - jurat - lady - landlordism - line manager - live - magdalen - mailing list - major prophet

Forum discussions with the word(s) "whom" in the title:

... a little girl, who / whom he had no idea who / whom
... person 'who/whom' I have met ....
...latter of whom.
''For Whom the Bell Tolls" OR ''Who does the Bell Toll for''
(by) who / whom ...? [question using passive voice]
(to) whom it benefits
>> Topic summary: Who and whom.
"Of whom" instead of "Whose"
"to whom he or she must report to"
"to whom it may concern" document
"To whom" or "whom to"
"We're talking about with whom he speaks English." Correct?
"with whom" - correct?
"X is considered great by whom?"
a favorite author by whom
A few people were arrested, among whom <were> John and Ted.
a girl whom I often play tennis with
a man of great experience, whom / to whom few things would impress.
a sinful nature the crime of him upon whom it is entailed
a young girl, <who / whom> I thought was ...
about <whom /who> the public believes shares
against whom vs. than whom
All of them or All of whom?
all of whom vs all of them
Am I 'calling' John?/Whom I am I 'calling'?
an audience with which/whom?
And he is whom, exactly?
And the chief of staff is whom?
as to which/whom is the better student
by whom
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