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Noun: silent partner  'sI-lunt 'paart-nur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sleeping partner)
  1. A partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
    "The restaurant's silent partner provided the initial funding but had no say in day-to-day operations";
    - sleeping partner [Brit]

Derived forms: silent partners

Type of: partner

Encyclopedia: Silent partner