# tyro

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtaɪɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #70,353

## Definitions
1. A beginner; a novice.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tyro