[ noun ] someone new to a field or activity <noun.person>
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}.]
The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. --Cowper.
It was to impress 'Glen' that the young tyro first took to the rostrum in speeches to up to 700 fellow students.
The feeling is that the Barbican will not attract the first class artistic (and tyro business) manager it needs if there is uncertainty about the future of the boss.