Sinclair

/sɪnˈklɛər/
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Other forms: Sinclairs

Definitions of Sinclair
  1. noun
    United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
    synonyms: Upton Beall Sinclair, Upton Sinclair
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  2. noun
    English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940)
    synonyms: Clive Sinclair, Sir Clive Marles Sinclair
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    example of:
    electrical engineer
    a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
    enterpriser, entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
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