Earp, Wy ‧ att /ɜːp $ ɜːrp, ˈwaɪət/ BrE AmE
(1848–1929) a US ↑ marshal and ↑ gambler (=someone who plays card games to win money etc) who is known for fighting in the famous ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’. He often appears as the hero in ↑ cowboy films and television programmes who defeats bad cowboys or robbers in the ↑ Wild West .