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