The Esoteric Wordsmyth
Tyro
Tyro pronounced \TY-roh\ Latin tiro (young soldier, recruit). Earliest documented use: 1611. One who is beginning to learn something.
‘It seems as if the latest young tyro is in contact with his inner old fogey’
Donald Clarke; Shadow Lands; The Irish Times (Dublin); Apr 22, 2011.
‘So what's a digital-media tyro like you doing at a fusty old-media company?’
Interview: Jim Lanzone; Adweek (New York); May 2, 2011.
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