supercargo
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business.
- Any overseer or superintendent; also, an agent or representative; or an intermediary; a go-between, a middleman.
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Etymology
From super- (prefix meaning ‘above; superior in position or title’) + earlier supracargo.
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