tyro
Syllables: ty·ro/ˈtaɪɹəʊ//ˈtaɪɹoʊ/
tyro noun: a beginner; a novice.
Noun
- A beginner; a novice.
- I had propos'd to conclude this Inſtitution vvith a Catalogue (by vvay of Specimen) of both Antient Greek and Roman Medals, for the Eaſe and Benefit of Tyros, and ſuch as are not yet accuſtomed, and ſo ready to Decipher their Inſcriptions after the Method of Monſieur Baudelot [Charles César...1697, J[ohn] Evelyn, “Of Mints, and of the Most Skilful Artists, Authors, Collectors and Collections: How to Methodize and Dispose of Medals for the Cabinet and Library, with Some Reflections on the...
- There ſtands a Structure on a riſing Hill, / VVhere Tyro's take their Freedom out to kill.1699, [Samuel Garth], “Canto III”, in The Dispensary; a Poem, London: […] John Nutt […], →OCLC, page 31
- Synonyms:
- tyrone, abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, amateur, beginner, bun, colt, first-timer, fledgling
tyro meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
tyro in Tamil
- புதிதாகக் கற்பவர், பழகுநர், கத்துக்குட்டி, அனுபவமற்றவர்
tyro in Bengali
- শিক্ষানবিশ, অপেক্ষাকৃত কম অভিজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি
tyro in Malayalam
- novice, bneginner, learner
- അലബ്ധകൗശലൻ, പ്രാഥമികശില്പി, അനഭ്യസ്ഥൻ, പുതുതായി മതപരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടവൻ, പുത്തൻകൂറ്റുകാരൻ, കന്നിക്കാരൻ
Examples of tyro in a sentence
- I ask if in the calm of their measured reveries, if in the deep meditations which fill their hours, they fill the ecstasy of a youthful tyro in the school of pleasure.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter III, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 68:
- The text [of the letter], though, was marvelously accurate for a tyro’s work; and I concluded that Akeley must have used a machine at some previous period—perhaps in college.1931 August, H[oward] P[hillips] Lovecraft, “The Whisperer in Darkness. [Chapter] 5.”, in Farnsworth Wright, editor, Weird Tales: A...
- Wyse (1s.) is a stencilled pamphlet produced by the Electric Railway Society with a number of useful tips for the tyro planning his first visit.1959 May, “New Reading on Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 271:
- No tyroes in either political theory or practical politics, the [founding] fathers had the good sense, even on second thought, not to tamper with the existing suffrage regulations of the states.2016, Chilton Williamson, “The Revolutionary Aftermath”, in Peter Galderisi, editor, American Political Development, 2nd edition, [United...
Synonyms of tyro
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Forms of tyro
| plural | tyros |
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| plural | tyroes |
| alternative form | tiro |
Origin of tyro
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyro, and from its etymon Latin tīrō (“beginner, novice; young apprentice; (Roman military) recruit”); further etymology unknown, possibly from an unattested Etruscan word.
Words formed from tyro
- tyroism
- tyrology
Words that rhyme with tyro
Questions about tyro
- What does tyro mean?
- Tyro means a beginner; a novice.
- What is tyro in Tamil?
- Tyro in Tamil is புதிதாகக் கற்பவர், பழகுநர், கத்துக்குட்டி. See Tyro meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use tyro in a sentence?
- I ask if in the calm of their measured reveries, if in the deep meditations which fill their hours, they fill the ecstasy of a youthful tyro in the school of pleasure.
- What part of speech is tyro?
- Tyro is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tyro?
- Tyro is pronounced /ˈtaɪɹəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tyro?
- The plural of tyro is tyros.
Words near tyro in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tyro (page history and authors); tyro (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tyro (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tyro (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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