avid reader
a person who reads many books
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Children's writer Jacqueline Wilson has been named the most borrowed author in the UK library lending chart... Wilson is still an avid reader and has a collection of about 15,000 books crammed into her house in Kingston upon Thames.
(BBC News - 13th Feb. 2004)
(BBC News - 13th Feb. 2004)
Did you
know?
avid has two meanings
1. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy.
2. Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm.
From Latin avidus, from avere, to desire.
Avid is also the name of a popular internet software/media company.
1. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy.
2. Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm.
From Latin avidus, from avere, to desire.
Avid is also the name of a popular internet software/media company.
