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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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 In the very meta comic-book film, Wade has hung up the superhero outfit to focus on being a salesman when he's captured by the Time Variance Authority and given the chance to be an Avengers-level good guy in the Sacred Timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen). —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for good guy