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Noun: sleeping partner  'slee-ping'paa(r)t-nu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: silent partner)
  1. A partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
    - silent partner [N. Amer]

Derived forms: sleeping partners

Type of: partner

Encyclopedia: Sleeping partner

Nearest

sleeping
sleeping accommodation
sleeping around
sleeping bag
Sleeping Beauty
sleeping beauty
sleeping capsule
sleeping car
sleeping draught
sleeping hibiscus
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping policeman
sleeping room
sleeping sickness
sleeping tablet
sleep-learning
sleepless
sleepless person
sleeplessly
sleeplessness