Trusty

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtɹʌsti/Rhymes: -ÊŒsti

Origin

From trust + -y.

Full definition of trusty

Adjective

1. Reliable or trustworthy.

Noun

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