magnet (magnets plural )
1 n-count If you say that something is a magnet or is like a magnet, you mean that people are very attracted by it and want to go to it or look at it.
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Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks...
2 n-count A magnet is a piece of iron or other material which attracts iron towards it. ...a fridge magnet.
magnet school (magnet schools plural )A magnet school is a state-funded school, usually in a poor area, which is given extra resources in order to attract new pupils from other areas and help improve the school's performance. (JOURNALISM) n-count