silent partner
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.