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adj
Reliable or trustworthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
worthy of trust or belief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
History
From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
