magnet
mag·net [magnet magnets] BrE [ˈmæɡnət] NAmE [ˈmæɡnət] noun 
1. a piece of iron that attracts objects made of iron towards it, either naturally or because of an electric current that is passed through it
2. usually singular ~ (for sb/sth) a person, place or thing that sb/sth is attracted to
•In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment.
3. an object with a ↑magnetic surface that you can stick onto a metal surface
•fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting lodestone): from Latin magnes, magnet-, from Greek magnēs lithos ‘lodestone’, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French magnete (from Latin magnes, magnet-).
Example Bank:
•The scent of flowers acts as a magnet to bees.
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