Tyro, n.; pl. Tyros.
Etymology: [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a beginner.]
A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. [Written also tiro.] The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. Cowper.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for tyro; he lists it under amateur.
Where he writes about it:
A novice or tyro may be a professional; an amateur never is; the amateur may be skilled and experienced as the novice or tyro never is. — from amateur
Antonyms
none given