tyro

Or ti·ro

[tahy-roh]

noun

plural

tyros 

1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.

   Synonyms: learner, neophyte

tyro

/ taɪˈrɒnɪk, ˈtaɪrəʊ /

noun

1. a novice or beginner

Other Word Forms

• tyronic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tyro¹

First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word tīrō “recruit”

Word History and Origins

Origin of tyro¹

C17: from Latin tīrō recruit

Example Sentences

I found myself laughing out loud at McIntyre’s story of standing up the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild for lunch, a self-deprecating recollection of life as a tyro wine writer.

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The Northampton tyro's chip, chase and score against Sale last season, external showed a remarkable skillset.

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Previous Lincoln scholars have treated the Lyceum Speech more as an outburst than an oration, at best the overwrought declamation of a gifted tyro.

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As the Lions turned up the heat, Ireland's Ronan Kelleher added a seventh and England's Henry Pollock an eighth, a first of the tour for the Northampton tyro.

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Northampton tyro Henry Pollock will make his first start at number eight having come off the bench against Argentina last Friday night.

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