Found 2 items, similar to Sleeping partner.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sleeping partner sleeping partner n : a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: silent partner ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sleeping partner Sleeping \Sleep"ing\, a. & n. from Sleep. [1913 Webster] Sleeping car, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping. Sleeping partner (Com.), a dormant partner. See under Dormant. Sleeping table (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle. [1913 Webster]