0 a partner in a company who does not take an active part in its management, especially one who provides some of the money --
1 → silent partner : --
Morrow was the sleeping partner behind many of these successful ventures.
Every local authority that has the power to levy a rate is in the position of a sleeping partner in every enterprise within its bounds.
He is a sleeping partner, taking his pecuniary profit without any risk.
We are considering here a working partner, not a sleeping partner.
It is a partnership, but it is an unfortunate partnership if the senior partner is a sleeping partner.
Are we nothing more than a sleeping partner?
When does a sleeping partner sleep or when does he cease to have any interest in the financial results of the business?
Apparently he proposes to be a sleeping partner, because we have not heard what he proposes to do about it.
I do not think that is indicative of a sleeping partner.
