Definition of tyro Tyro
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We found 5 definitions of tyro from 5 different sources.
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What does tyro mean?
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| tyro - someone new to a field or activity | ||
| novice, beginner, tiro, initiate | ||
| unskilled person a person who lacks technical training | ||
| abecedarian a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge | ||
| apprentice, prentice, learner works for an expert to learn a trade | ||
| greenhorn, rookie, cub the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion | ||
| landlubber, landsman, lubber an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | ||
| newbie, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newcomer, neophyte, entrant, starter young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying | ||
| tenderfoot an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tyro (n.)
A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tyro
Tiro, tī′rō, n. one learning any art: one not yet well acquainted with a subject:—pl. Ty′ros.—ns. Tyroc′iny, pupilage (see Tirocinium); Ty′ronism, state of being a tyro. [L. tiro, a young recruit.]
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