magnet
A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
Other meanings
An alluring or attractive person or thing.
“He always had a girl on his arm – he's a bit of a babe magnet.”
Related words
- babe magnet
- bar magnet
- bitch magnet
- chick magnet
- electromagnet
- fridge magnet
- magnet school
- magnet link
- man magnet
- permanent magnet
- track magnet
Word history
From Latin "magnēs" (magnēs, magnētem).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “magnet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.