trusties
- plural of trusty.
Example Sentences
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The housing area involved, Aloma said, was a dorm in Module 3600 that houses 16 to 20 inmate workers known as trusties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
“It’s always sad when one of the trusties has to retire,” Stenson told PGATour.com's Andrew Tursky on Tuesday at the Houston Open.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 9, 2019
A bit later, Janet took me past the guardhouse, where Sanders used to hang out with the troopers, and the driveway, where her daughter played basketball with prison trusties who worked at the mansion.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
Problem is, those low-level inmates — called trusties — are the ones who do all the work.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2017
Finally, the prisoner trusties suggested lifting the cage and tilting it slightly, which everyone agreed to try.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
