sleeping partner

(British) also silent partner (American & Australian)

someone who is closely involved with a company, and often provides money for it, but is not a manager of it He was an extremely wealthy man, and she was hoping he might become a sleeping partner in their new vineyards.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nadim	-	Arabic, Urdu
Chavaqquq	-	Biblical Hebrew
GergŐ	GER-guu	Hungarian
Vlastimila	-	Czech
Philander	-	English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Iker	-	Basque