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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Bale’s startling as a good guy who’s in danger of going bad.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
This Brooklyn good guy and Abraham Lincoln High School alum created hit songs for himself and other artists that will last for generations to come.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
The show’s perspective that sometimes what separates a bad guy from a good guy is the empathy of the observer, is intriguing, but somewhat an exercise.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, even the prosecutor thought Rideout seemed like a good guy.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
This Brooklyn good guy and Abraham Lincoln High School alum created hit songs for himself and other artists that will last for generations to come.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
The show’s perspective that sometimes what separates a bad guy from a good guy is the empathy of the observer, is intriguing, but somewhat an exercise.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, even the prosecutor thought Rideout seemed like a good guy.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Good guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20guy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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