The definition of a tyro is someone who is new to something, a novice.
(noun)An example of a tyro is a person attending their first painting class.
See tyro in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. tyros
Origin: ML < L tiro, young soldier, beginner
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also ti·ro
noun pl. ty·ros also ti·rosOrigin:
Origin: Medieval Latin tȳrō, squire
Origin: , variant of Latin tīrō, recruit
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