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
Elda	-	Italian
Dreda	-	English (Archaic)
Batsheva	-	Hebrew
Curran	['kʌrən]
JĀZeps	-	Latvian
Milda	-	Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology