Tyro

n.

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A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. - Cowper.

Noun

1.

tyro - someone new to a field or activity Synonyms: beginner, initiate, tiro, novice

abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk, baby, boot, catechumen, colt, dabbler, deb, debutant, dilettante, entrant, fledgling, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, learner, neophyte, nestling, new boy, newcomer, nonprofessional, novitiate, postulant, probationer, probationist, raw recruit, recruit, smatterer, tenderfoot, trainee