good guy

noun

: a morally correct person or character : a hero
It's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this movie.

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Laws was known in the music community as a good guy. Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 In one of the show’s final scenes, antagonist The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) leaves the newborn — along with the 45.6 billion won cash prize, about $31.5 million — with his good guy police detective brother, Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon). Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025 Where Harlan is decisive and self-possessed, Cane is anxious and unconfident, a good guy stymied by both the yoke of responsibility and his father’s tendency to cut him off at the knees (and punch him in the face). Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025 Beom-woo’s growth from a bad person to a good guy happens, but feels somewhat unearned. Kayti Burt, Time, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for good guy

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“Good guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20guy. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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