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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But there are some good supporting turns, starting with Henry, Tony’s main Interpol contact, who appears from early episodes to be a good guy the leads are mistaking for a bad guy, although nothing is completely conclusive there right away. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025 Luka is a good guy, but f*** the Lakers. Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 But on the other hand, he got caught essentially being a good guy looking out for her family by telling her cousin Oscar about Maud Beaton. Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025 But after turning babyface for SummerSlam, WWE’s main event answered an open-ended question: Will Cena remain a good guy, double down as a villain or will there be a double-turn? Cody Rhodes lost the WWE Championship after failing to pull the trigger and hit Cena with the WWE Championship belt. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

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