Definitions for tyroˈtaɪ roʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ty•roˈtaɪ roʊ(n.)(pl.)-ros.

or ti•ro

  1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.

Origin of tyro:

1605–15; < L tīrō recruit

ty•ron′ic-ˈrɒn ɪk(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate(noun)

    someone new to a field or activity

Wiktionary

  1. tyro(Noun)

    A beginner; a novice.

  2. Origin: From tiro

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tyro(noun)

    a beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice


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