Trusty

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  • adjective. Meriting trust; trustworthy. synonym: reliable.
  • noun. A prison inmate granted certain privileges and benefits or accorded certain duties by virtue of having been recognized as trustworthy.
  • noun. A trusted person.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • True; trustworthy; faithful; that may be implicitly confided in: applied to persons: as, a trusty servant.
  • Not liable to fail; that may be relied upon, as in an emergency; strong; firm: applied to things: as, a trusty sword.
  • Trusting; trustful.
  • Involving trust and responsibility.
  • noun. A trusty person; specifically, a well-behaved and trustworthy convict to whom special privileges are granted.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.
  • adjective. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm.
  • adjective. Involving trust.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Reliable or trustworthy.
  • noun. A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
  • adjective. worthy of trust or belief
  • Word Usage
    "We passed ancient cottages embowered with climbing roses that Edward Elgar must have known as he cycled here on what he called his "trusty steed"."
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    con  convict  inmate  yard bird  yardbird  
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