Supercargo

//ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of supracargo; An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business. obsolete
  4. 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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