From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishSinclair, Sir CliveSir Clive SinclairSin‧clair, Sir Clive /ˈsɪŋkleə, klaɪv $ -kler/ (1940–) a British businessman and inventor of electronic equipment, such as pocket calculators, very small televisions, and basic computers that were cheap and bought by many people in the late 1970s and 1980s.