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
Zuzana	-	Czech, Slovak
Ramesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Nepali
Priscus	-	Ancient Roman
Ourias	-	Biblical Greek
Noa (2)	no-ah	Japanese
Caoilinn	-	Irish