tyros

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tyro \Ty"ro\, n.; pl. {Tyros}. [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}.]
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         The management of tyros of eighteen
         Is difficult.                            --Cowper.
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