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Dictionary: ty·ro  ti·ro (') pronunciation
also n., pl., -ros, also -ros.
A beginner in learning something.

[Medieval Latin tȳrō, squire, variant of Latin tīrō, recruit.]


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noun

    One who is just starting to learn or do something: abecedarian, beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, novitiate, tenderfoot. Slang rookie. See start/end.

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a novice or beginner
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Someone new to a field or activity.

pronunciation He was a sensitive, fine soul alert to the pleasures of being green, a tyro, an amateur, unwilling to close his mind before it had been tempted. — Paul West

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - begynder

Nederlands (Dutch)
beginneling

Français (French)
n. - débutant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anfänger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεοφώτιστος, αρχάριος

Italiano (Italian)
principiante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - noviço (m), aprendiz (m), principiante (m), novato (m)

Русский (Russian)
новичок

Español (Spanish)
n. - principiante, aprendiz

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - novis, nybörjare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
初学者, 新手, 生手

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 初學者, 新手, 生手

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 초심자, 풋내기, 경험이 없는 사람
n. - 폭군, 전제 군주, 성질이 포악한 자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 初心者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألقليل ألأختبار, المبتدئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טירון, מתחיל‬


 
 
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