Meaning of TYRO
| Pronunciation: | | 'tIrow
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone new to a field or activity |
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| | Synonyms: | | beginner, initiate, novice, tiro |
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| | See Also: | | abecedarian, apprentice, cub, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, landlubber, landsman, learner, lubber, neophyte, newcomer, prentice, rookie, starter, tenderfoot, trainee, unskilled person | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ty"ro\, n.; pl. {Tyros}. [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a
beginner.]
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.
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