trusty

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Reliable or trustworthy.

   She's been using the same trusty sewing machine since she started out, thirty long years ago.

2. 2
   noun

   A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.

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

3. 3
   adj

   worthy of trust or belief

4. 4
   noun

   a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges

5. 5
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.