Wyatt Earp
O.K. Corral marshal
Wyatt Earp was an American lawman and gambler of the Old West, best known for his role in the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K.
Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
His name evokes frontier justice and the mythology of the Wild West: He fancied himself a Wyatt Earp, ready to clean up the town.
Countless films and television shows have portrayed him, making Earp an enduring symbol of the gunslinging lawman.
Historic Arizona frontier city
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- quickdrawRapid weapon retrieval
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
Doc Holliday · revolver · holster · gunslinger · deadly · bullet · pistol · standoff
Arrange in proper order
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- justiceFair treatment under law
arrest · enforcement · peacekeeper · Dodge City · Wichita · peace officer · frontier justice · saloon
Celebrated figure from tradition
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- mythosBody of foundational legends
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
legendary · infamous · notorious · renowned · fabled · storied · Americana · Old West
Early explorer or settler
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
wilderness · prairie · prospector · mining · outpost · trailblazer · stagecoach · cattle drive
Tombstone
Historic Arizona frontier city
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- quickdrawRapid weapon retrieval
Doc Holliday · six-shooter · revolver · holster · gunslinger · deadly · bullet · pistol · standoff · face-off
marshal
Arrange in proper order
justice · arrest · enforcement · peacekeeper · Dodge City · Wichita · peace officer · frontier justice · saloon · boomtown
folk hero
Celebrated figure from tradition
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- mythosBody of foundational legends
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
saga · legendary · infamous · notorious · renowned · fabled · storied · Americana · Old West · dime novel
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
settler · wilderness · prairie · prospector · mining · outpost · trailblazer · stagecoach · cattle drive · wagon train
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- gunslingersgunslinger, gunfighter, gunman, quickdraw, fast draw
- Southwest historySanta Fe Trail, frontier, Old West, Wild West, statehood
- KansansDwight Eisenhower, Bob Dole, Amelia Earhart, Charlie Parker, Langston Hughes
Wyatt EarpJesse James
Infamous frontier bandit
Billy the Kid · outlaw · Butch Cassidy · desperado · black hat