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partner / shareholder
A person who owns a financial share in a company and is therefore involved in its profits and losses; a business partner or shareholder.
Als stiller Teilhaber investierte er Kapital in die Firma, ohne sich am Tagesgeschäft zu beteiligen.
As a silent partner, he invested capital in the company without being involved in day-to-day business.
The word is structured very logically: it consists of 'Teil' (part/share) and 'haben' (to have). A 'Teilhaber' (partner/shareholder) is therefore literally a person who has or owns a part of something, usually a company.
Wer einen Teil einer Firma besitzt, ist ein Teilhaber.
Someone who owns part of a company is a partner/shareholder.
If you want to express what someone is a 'Teilhaber' (partner/shareholder) in, you use the preposition 'an' with the dative. So one is 'Teilhaber an einer Firma' (a partner/shareholder in a company).
Er ist Teilhaber an einem erfolgreichen Start-up.
He is a partner in a successful start-up.
Common combinations are 'stiller Teilhaber' (silent partner; invests only money) and 'geschäftsführender Teilhaber' (managing partner; actively works in the company).
Als stiller Teilhaber hat er keine täglichen Aufgaben in der Firma.
As a silent partner, he has no daily tasks in the company.
This word belongs to the technical language of business and law (business German). It is used less often in everyday life, but it is common in news reports or business reports.
Die Teilhaber trafen sich zur jährlichen Gesellschafterversammlung.
The partners met for the annual shareholders' meeting.
partner
'der Partner' and 'der Teilhaber' can both mean a person in a business context. 'Partner' generally describes cooperation. A partner may help, supply goods, give advice, or work together on a project without owning anything. 'Teilhaber' is narrower: this person owns a share in a company and participates in its profits and losses. The words can be confused because a 'Teilhaber' is sometimes also called a business partner. The ownership share is what matters: someone who only works together with you is a 'Partner'. Someone who has a financial stake in the company is a 'Teilhaber'.
Nach fünf Jahren wurde Mehmet Teilhaber der kleinen Bäckerei.
After five years, Mehmet became a partner in the small bakery.
Im Gespräch mit dem Partner klärt die Firma die nächsten Schritte.
In the discussion with the partner, the company clarifies the next steps.