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Definition of "supercargo" []

  • An officer on a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "supercargo" in a sentence
  • "The supercargo was the brother of the Mr. S----, whose death in Jamaica the reader will not have forgotten, and he gave me a hearty welcome."
  • "The captain, the agent, and the supercargo were ashore in the two boats."
  • "There was some subterfuge about our position on board -- I forget the particulars now -- I was called the supercargo and Pollack was the steward."