Supercargo

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: su=per=car=go

CIDE DICTIONARY

Supercargo, n. [Super- + cargo: cf. Sp. sobrecargo. Cf. Surcharge.].

 An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the voyage.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Supercargo, n. (pl. -oes) an officer in a merchant ship managing sales etc. of cargo.

Etymology

earlier supracargo f. Sp. sobrecargo f. sobre over + cargo CARGO

ROGET THESAURUS

Supercargo

Director

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