tyro

or ti·ro

[ tahy-roh ]

noun

, plural ty·ros.

1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.

   Synonyms: learner, neophyte

tyro

/ taɪˈrɒnɪk; ˈtaɪrəʊ /

noun

1. a novice or beginner

Derived Forms

• tyronic, adjective

Other Words From

• ty·ron·ic [tahy-, ron, -ik], 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

The veriest tyro in natural history would see that at the first glance of the massive skeleton.

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The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.

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The moment was critical; the veriest tyro felt the storm-spirit brooding over the hall.

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The hero of The Odyssey was, self-confessedly, no tyro, but was himself “in artifice well framed and in imposture various”.

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In Rome he first became acquainted with rules and technicalities, in which the merest tyro was before him.

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