Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The more correct spelling of tyro.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as tyro.

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  • noun A newly recruited soldier.
  • noun A novice without practical experience.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone new to a field or activity

Etymologies

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From Latin tiro ("a young soldier, a beginner")

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  • Italian soccer jargon - a shot on goal.

    WordNET, you have this one confused with tyro.

    December 12, 2007