partner
noun | part·ner
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: one of two or more persons associated as joint principals in carrying on a business for the purpose of enjoying a joint profit : a member of a partnership; specifically : a partner in a law firm : a partner in a law firm
— dormant partner
: silent partner in this entry— general partner
: a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited — compare limited partner in this entry— limited partner
: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is limited to the amount of his or her investment — compare general partner in this entry— partner in commendam
in the civil law of Louisiana : limited partner in this entry— silent partner
: a partner who takes no active part in conducting the partnership business but who receives a share of its profits and whose existence is often not made public — called also dormant partner