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supercargo

[ soo-per-kahr-goh, soo-per-kahr- ]
/ ˌsu pərˈkɑr goʊ, ˈsu pərˌkɑr- /
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noun, plural su·per·car·goes, su·per·car·gos.
a merchant-ship officer who is in charge of the cargo and the commercial concerns of the voyage.
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Origin of supercargo

1690–1700; <Spanish sobrecargo, with sobre- over (<Latin super) Latinized; replacing supracargo (with supra- for Spanish sobre-); see cargo
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British Dictionary definitions for supercargo

supercargo
/ (ˌsuːpəˈkɑːɡəʊ) /

noun plural -goes
an officer on a merchant ship who supervises commercial matters and is in charge of the cargo

Word Origin for supercargo

C17: changed from Spanish sobrecargo, from sobre over (from Latin super) + cargo cargo
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