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Supercargo
//ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ// noun
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Noun
- 1 Synonym of supracargo; An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; if there are two such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo. historical
"[A]t night, when the boat sailed along easily before a light breeze, and the sailors were gathered on the upper deck, while the captain and the supercargo lolled in deck-chairs, smoking their pipes, I saw him dance with another lad, dance wildly, to the wheezy music of the concertina."
- 2 an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase wordnet
- 3 Synonym of supracargo; An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business. obsolete
- 4 Any overseer or superintendent; also, an agent or representative; or an intermediary; a go-between, a middleman. figuratively
Etymology
From super- (prefix meaning ‘above; superior in position or title’) + earlier supracargo.
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