US /ˈtaɪɹoʊ/ UK /ˈtaɪɹəʊ/
noun Freq #97647

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    someone new to a field or activity

    Looks like I'm training the tyros in the basics of dentistry.

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Etymology

From Latin tīrō (“young soldier, recruit”). In Medieval Latin the term was often spelt as tyro whence the English spelling is derived.

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