trusty

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see also: Trusty

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈtɹʌsti/

Adjective

trusty (comparative trustier, superlative trustiest)

1. Reliable or trustworthy.

Noun

trusty (plural trusties)

1. A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
   • 1941, James Howell Street, In my father's house

     We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free.

   • 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin 2010, p. 58:

     The cell block is clean and doesn't smell of disinfectant. The trusties do all the work. The supply of trusties is always ample.

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Trusty

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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