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

Words nearby supercargo

superbug, supercalender, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, supercapital, supercar, supercargo, supercede, supercell, supercharge, supercharged, supercharger

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How to use supercargo in a sentence

This man would be the supercargo and the confidential envoy of the insurrecto junta in Los Angeles.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
"A ship so named, with such a device, raided Chermosh more than a year ago," the priest-supercargo said.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
He performed the voyage as supercargo of some Swedish ships trading there.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego
He had engaged in this voyage as supercargo of Captain Swan's ship.'
History of the Buccaneers of America|James Burney

In one of them was the Malay, who asked the mate to come ashore, as the captain and the supercargo wished to see him.
The Adventure Of Elizabeth Morey, of New York|Louis Becke

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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