silent partner
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
silent partner (plural silent partners)
- (business) A partner who is not actively involved in the running of a business.
- Synonym: sleeping partner
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see silent, partner.
Translations[edit]
partner not actively involved — see sleeping partner
Further reading[edit]
- “silent partner”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.