An avid collector (and exposer) of metaphors, happy in the end to destroy them all.

He was an avid collector of these images, as a period watercolour of an interior makes clear.

He was also a leading authority on morris dancing, an avid collector of folk rituals and a stave dancer of considerable skill who founded several sides (or teams).

An avid collector of objects — humans, art, houses, cars — he never dropped anyone.

He was also a keen gardener and an avid collector of cuttings for his splendid garden.

He grew up an avid fan of radio adventure programmes, and began to draw pictures of what he imagined the characters to look like.

He became an avid fan of traditional board-based war games, particularly medieval battles.

I've been an avid fan of the show since the 1970s and all the presenters the programme has had through the years have inspired me.

For a freebie, it's packed with everything an avid fan could wish for.

He was also an avid fan of classical music including opera.

An avid follower of fashion and trends, she found much of her inspiration in the city.

Although no longer directly involved in politics, he still remains an avid follower of local, provincial and federal politics.

Even the most avid followers will be concerned it could be the latter.

All age groups have one thing in common: they are avid followers of information about the weather.

For those who like their 'wheels' and take an avid interest in shiny, tough plastics, above.

According to his family, this never prevented him from continuing to take an avid interest in politics and current events, or from reading.

In later life, he took an avid interest in mining.

He has an avid interest in computers and video games and wears glasses, making him a frequent target of teasing.

Bell was notably tall and thin, and had an avid interest in arts and crafts.

An avid photographer, he took photographs throughout the war (frequently in defiance of official orders), often with film purloined from mysterious sources.

He was an avid photographer, backpacker, free-diver and world traveler.

She later would use technology for symbolism in her stories and would also become an avid photographer, like her father.

He also was an avid photographer.

Both brothers are avid photographers and designers.

An avid player of sports, she pestered her parents to let her take her love of tennis further and train for competitions.

He excelled as a tennis star in his student years and has been avid player since.

The closures have led to hundreds of complaints from avid players who spent years building up their characters within the now-defunct titles.

The dip seems to be because of a decline in the number of 'infrequent' golfers, with the number of avid players, those who play on a weekly basis, actually increasing.

He admits that insurance and banking are harder sells, although products such as online poker are easy to sell as so many of his drivers are avid players.

Then it occurred to me, he's not the most avid reader, he might skip the label and get straight onto the gadget.

He was an avid reader of biographies and a wonderful storyteller.

An avid reader, he knew by the age of ten that he'd be a writer.

He learnt to box at his elementary school, and was an avid reader there.

He had been an avid reader since childhood, and wrote his own poetry.

He was an avid student and writer of history.

Not an avid student, he was more interested in scouting.

The young orc became an avid student of demonic magic and developed into the most powerful mortal warlock in history.

They describe him as being an avid student of history.

An avid supporter since 2002, he was credited with saving them a year later when they were unable to pay their bills.

He also was an avid supporter of the private ownership and management of reserves.

To that end, he was an avid supporter, both financially and morally, for many programs at the school.

An avid supporter of small independent presses, he continued to submit poems and short stories to innumerable small publications throughout his career.

Both artists remain avid supporters of this ministry up to the present day.

I doubt that price comparison websites and charity shops have a more avid user.

Both brothers were avid users of social media sites.

We are both avid users but in very different ways.