tyro
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tyro
First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word tīrō “recruit”
Explanation
A tyro is a beginner, a new recruit, or someone who is just learning something. If you are the new guy at the job and you're wearing a big badge that says "Trainee" on it, you are a tyro. Tyro isn't used much these days but it's similar to newbie, novice, or recruit. We have all been tyros at some point. Tyro can also be used as an adjective to describe someone new to a particular scene — such as "the tyro congressman" or "the tyro quarterback."
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Example Sentences
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The news comes more than a month after Sydney-based Tyro rejected a A$1.27-per-share buyout offer from a consortium led by private equity firm Potentia Capital, calling it "highly opportunistic".
From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2022
In Egypt, for example, local startup Tyro is testing its own whiteboard software that allows for tutoring sessions to take place entirely online.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2016
In Australia, it has backed Tyro Payments, a company that provides banking solutions for small businesses.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2016
Many people who have these questions can find out more about the agricultural process through a series of informational programs at SandyCreek Farm in Tyro.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2014
She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts— talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning—history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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