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sleeping partner

noun

British.


sleeping partner

noun

  1. a partner in a business who does not play an active role, esp one who supplies capital Alsosilent partner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of sleeping partner1

First recorded in 1775–85
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He tried to call my sleeping partner, who didn't answer, so he then called the Ossining police.

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Still, snoring itself is not a disorder, no matter what your sleeping partner might say.

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Every night around 2 a.m., my sleeping partner wakes me up because she’s thirsty and needs a bathroom break.

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The couples therapist Pauline Rennie-Peyton says: “No one’s going to find the perfect sleeping partner.”

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It’ll most likely come in handy for parents who can whisper to Alexa to play a lullaby and for generally keeping noise to a minimum as to not wake a sleeping partner or baby.

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