supercargo
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supercargo
- /ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈsjuːpə-/ UK, dated
- /ˈsupəɹˌkɑɹɡoʊ/ US
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From super- (prefix meaning ‘above; superior in position or title’) + earlier supracargo.
noun supercargos · supercargoes
- 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. [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.
- 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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noun synonym of supracargo (cognates) — see also supracargo
| Русский | суперка́рго superkárgo |
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title = {supercargo},
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