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
Judita	-	Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak
Gaspare	-	Italian
Charmian	CHAHR-mee-ən, SHAHR-mee-ən	English (Rare)
Zuan	-	Medieval Italian
Tina	TEE-nə (English), TEE-nah (Italian, Dutch)	English, Italian, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Janja	-	Croatian, Serbian