From en.wiktionary.org:
[Trusty]
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], [enm], [enm], equivalent to [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Adjective
[er]
1. Reliable or trustworthy .
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[reliable]
- Chinese:
- French: [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
[trans-bottom]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privilege s.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1941 | author=James Howell Street | title=In my father's house
|passage=We usta have a rule that if a TRUSTY shot an escaping convict, then
the trusty would go free.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1953 | author=w:Raymond Chandler | title=The Long Goodbye | page=58 | publisher=Penguin | year_published=2010
|passage=The cell block is clean and doesn't smell of disinfectant. The
TRUSTIES do all the work. The supply of trusties is always ample.}}
**** Synonyms
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