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sleeping partner

NOUN
secret partner
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He tried to call my sleeping partner, who didn't answer, so he then called the Ossining police.

From Salon • May 27, 2023

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

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

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

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

It's almost always the sleeping partner who nudges a snorer to see Tagge in the first place.

From US News • Jun. 16, 2015

Upon the death of his father, Irving had become a sleeping partner in his brother's commercial house, a branch of which was established at Liverpool.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)