trusties

noun

plural of trusty
as in convicts

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  1. convicts
  2. prisoners
  3. inmates
  4. cons
  5. jailbirds
Noun
  • Written by Evan Cooper, Blood On The Promontory finds five convicts trying to escape through the mountains following a violent train robbery, while shackled together by foot.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • Also, from the 19th century to the 20th century, the island served as a holding area for convicts being sent from mainland France to overseas penal colonies—a sobering thread in the sunny island’s past.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
Definition of convicts
Noun
  • The agency has instructed contractors that families at the facility cannot be referred to as prisoners, detainees or inmates, records show.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Moriarty is hiding both Sherlock and Lady Tewkesbury in a cell, and both of the prisoners are trying to figure out why she's chosen them.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of prisoners
Noun
  • Nanayakkara said some 734 inmates who were involved in the violence were transferred to other prisons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Turkey's prisons held more than 420,000 inmates — far exceeding their official capacity of roughly 304,000, according to a June 2026 report citing Turkish Justice Ministry figures.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of inmates
Noun
  • What are the cons of investing in gold?
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Read this for details of how to download and read on for the pros and cons of installing the new software now.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 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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