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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Duncan is a good guy and for centuries has been the weapons master and combat instructor to the royal family, and is also called Man-At-Arms. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024 McConnell made the comments before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and the two publicly split when the senator recognized Biden as the official winner of the election and has later painted him as a good guy. Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 Yes, Gerrard turned out to be … well, not a good guy, but decidedly less evil than Ortiz, who is (obviously) forced to suspend her mayoral campaign. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024 The response fits characterizations of Long as an all-around good guy. Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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