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part·ner n: 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; specif: 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

lim·it·ed 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 com·men·dam /-in-kə-'men-dəm, -kō-'men-ˌdäm/ in the civil law of Louisiana: limited partner in this entry

si·lent 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;