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
Iwona	ee-VAW-nah	Polish
Marlowe	MAHR-lo	English (Rare)
Vaughan	VAWN	Welsh
Valerio	vah-LE-ryo (Italian), bah-LE-ryo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Carry	KER-ee, KAR-ee	English
Liudvika	-	Lithuanian