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    TYRO

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: tyros  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone new to a field or activityplay

    Synonyms:

    beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("tyro" is a kind of...):

    unskilled person (a person who lacks technical training)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tyro"):

    abecedarian (a novice learning the rudiments of some subject)

    apprentice; learner; prentice (works for an expert to learn a trade)

    cub; greenhorn; rookie (an awkward and inexperienced youth)

    landlubber; landsman; lubber (an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage)

    entrant; fledgeling; fledgling; freshman; neophyte; newbie; newcomer; starter (any new participant in some activity)

    tenderfoot (an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living))

    trainee (someone who is being trained)

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