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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Plus, Gwendoline Christie's character even managed to turn Jaime Lannister back into a good guy.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The hardest thing to teach our kids is that no one’s just a good guy or a bad guy.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
More Professional Wrestling: Triple H Claims Today's WWE is 'Bigger Than The Attitude Era'
Eventually, Copeland became a singles star, operating as the perfect foil to John Cena's All-American good guy.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The traditional British pantomime season means that for every good guy, there’s a bad Santa waiting to shake up the Christmas decorations.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The hardest thing to teach our kids is that no one’s just a good guy or a bad guy.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
More Professional Wrestling: Triple H Claims Today's WWE is 'Bigger Than The Attitude Era'
Eventually, Copeland became a singles star, operating as the perfect foil to John Cena's All-American good guy.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The traditional British pantomime season means that for every good guy, there’s a bad Santa waiting to shake up the Christmas decorations.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Good guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20guy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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