tyro
noun
[ ˈtʌɪrəʊ ]
• a beginner or novice.
Similar:
novice,
beginner,
learner,
inexperienced person,
neophyte,
newcomer,
new member,
new recruit,
raw recruit,
new boy/girl,
initiate,
fledgling,
apprentice,
trainee,
probationer,
student,
pupil,
mentee,
tenderfoot,
rookie,
new kid,
newie,
newbie,
greenhorn,
punk,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin tiro, medieval Latin tyro ‘recruit’.
