Tuesday word: Tyro
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Tyro (noun)
tyro or ti·ro [ tahy-roh ]
noun, plural ty·ros.
1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.
Also, tiro.
OTHER WORDS FROM TYRO
ty·ron·ic [tahy-ron-ik], adjective
WORDS RELATED TO TYRO
abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, cadet, colt, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee
See synonyms for tyro on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR TYRO
1. neophyte, learner
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word tiro “recruit”
HOW TO USE TYRO IN A SENTENCE
The veriest tyro in natural history would see that at the first glance of the massive skeleton.
NOTES AND QUERIES, NUMBER 196, JULY 30, 1853 | VARIOUS
The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE | MEREDITH NICHOLSON
The moment was critical; the veriest tyro felt the storm-spirit brooding over the hall.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE | MEREDITH NICHOLSON
The hero of The Odyssey was, self-confessedly, no tyro, but was himself “in artifice well framed and in imposture various”.
ARCHAIC ENGLAND | HAROLD BAYLEY
In Rome he first became acquainted with rules and technicalities, in which the merest tyro was before him.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 11, SLICE 8 | VARIOUS
Tyro (noun)
tyro or ti·ro [ tahy-roh ]
noun, plural ty·ros.
1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.
Also, tiro.
OTHER WORDS FROM TYRO
ty·ron·ic [tahy-ron-ik], adjective
WORDS RELATED TO TYRO
abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, cadet, colt, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee
See synonyms for tyro on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR TYRO
1. neophyte, learner
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word tiro “recruit”
HOW TO USE TYRO IN A SENTENCE
The veriest tyro in natural history would see that at the first glance of the massive skeleton.
NOTES AND QUERIES, NUMBER 196, JULY 30, 1853 | VARIOUS
The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE | MEREDITH NICHOLSON
The moment was critical; the veriest tyro felt the storm-spirit brooding over the hall.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE | MEREDITH NICHOLSON
The hero of The Odyssey was, self-confessedly, no tyro, but was himself “in artifice well framed and in imposture various”.
ARCHAIC ENGLAND | HAROLD BAYLEY
In Rome he first became acquainted with rules and technicalities, in which the merest tyro was before him.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 11, SLICE 8 | VARIOUS
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Date: 2023-10-25 05:46 am (UTC)