TYRO

novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate

(noun) someone new to a field or activity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tyro (plural tyros or tyroes)

A beginner; a novice. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• See also beginner

Anagrams

• Tory, Troy, ryot, tory, troy

Source: Wiktionary


Ty"ro, n.; pl. Tyros. Etym: [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a beginner.]

Definition: A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. [Written also tiro.] The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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