trusties

noun

plural of trusty
as in convicts

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  1. convicts
  2. prisoners
  3. inmates
  4. cons
  5. jailbirds
Noun
  • Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine).
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • He is listed among the two hundred convicts who arrived in Sydney aboard the barque Norfolk in August 1829.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of convicts
Noun
  • Hospital staff were working to save Pike's life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners, her lawyers wrote in a Friday filing in Davidson County Chancery Court.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike’s life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of prisoners
Noun
  • The buildings were originally intended as official housing for prison personnel, but investigators are examining whether they were converted into unauthorized accommodations for inmates, said Setiawan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Arguing that decades of isolation violated Pike's constitutional rights, the lawsuit ended in a settlement with the state in 2024 that granted her more opportunities to interact with other inmates.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of inmates
Noun
  • As for potential cons, Mahnken says the biggest is the number of sea days.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some cleaning professionals also use cooking oil to buff stainless steel appliances, but according to Larkin, the cons outweigh the pros.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of cons
Noun
  • But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of jailbirds
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“Trusties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusties. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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