tyro Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone new to a field or activity
    initiate; novice; beginner; tiro.

WordNet

Ty"ro noun
Etymology
L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a beginner.
Wordforms
plural Tyros
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913