ˌsilent ˈpartner BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
someone who owns part of a business but is not actively involved in the way it operates SYN sleeping partner British English
ˌsilent ˈpartner BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
someone who owns part of a business but is not actively involved in the way it operates SYN sleeping partner British English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012