Tyro
noun
A beginner or someone who just started learning something.
As a tyro in cooking, she still has to learn a lot of techniques.
Often appears as...
- tyro in
- tyro at
noun
A beginner or someone who just started learning something.
As a tyro in cooking, she still has to learn a lot of techniques.
Often appears as...
- tyro in
- tyro at
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Less Experienced
Use 'tyro' when describing someone who has not yet developed skills in a particular area.
He's a tyro at chess, losing more games than he wins.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
'Tyro' is neutral and does not imply criticism, unlike 'amateur', which can suggest lack of skill.
Though a tyro in graphic design, her creativity is impressive.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
'Tyro' is somewhat formal and best used in written language or formal speech.
The workshop is intended for tyros seeking to learn the basics of programming.
Pro Tip 1/3Less Experienced
Use 'tyro' when describing someone who has not yet developed skills in a particular area.
He's a tyro at chess, losing more games than he wins.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
'Tyro' is neutral and does not imply criticism, unlike 'amateur', which can suggest lack of skill.
Though a tyro in graphic design, her creativity is impressive.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
'Tyro' is somewhat formal and best used in written language or formal speech.
The workshop is intended for tyros seeking to learn the basics of programming.
Pro Tip 1/3Less Experienced
Use 'tyro' when describing someone who has not yet developed skills in a particular area.
He's a tyro at chess, losing more games than he wins.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Tone
'Tyro' is neutral and does not imply criticism, unlike 'amateur', which can suggest lack of skill.
Though a tyro in graphic design, her creativity is impressive.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
'Tyro' is somewhat formal and best used in written language or formal speech.
The workshop is intended for tyros seeking to learn the basics of programming.
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without injury without problems the last thing that's remarkable about the tyro Mata is all the things that we're really talking about today all the things that we're trying to come up using all our technology and brain power to solve things like heart disease and cholesterol and cancer and crime and
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Are we born to run? -...
without injury without problems the last thing that's remarkable about the tyro Mata is all the things that we're really talking about today all the things that we're trying to come up using all our technology and brain power to solve things like heart disease and cholesterol and cancer and crime and
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Quote examples
Alex Berenson
American Author
For chat-room tyros who expect to make their first million day-trading by age 27, paging through the Sunday newspaper with a pair of scissors just to save a couple of cents on Cheetos seems so, well, old economy.
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John Gavin
American Actor
When I walked through the gate, Universal quit building actors. All of a sudden, I was doing leading roles. I knew I was a tyro, but they told me to shut up and act.
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Alex Berenson
American Author
For chat-room tyros who expect to make their first million day-trading by age 27, paging through the Sunday newspaper with a pair of scissors just to save a couple of cents on Cheetos seems so, well, old economy.
Quote examples
John Gavin
American Actor
When I walked through the gate, Universal quit building actors. All of a sudden, I was doing leading roles. I knew I was a tyro, but they told me to shut up and act.
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