Supercargo

[sju:pә,kɑ:gәu]

Definition

(noun.) an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase.

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Definition

(n.) An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the voyage.

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Definition

n. a person in a merchant-ship placed in charge of the cargo and superintending all the commercial transactions of the voyage.—n. Supercar′goship.

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