Meaning of supercargo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of supracargo
   historical
2. 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.
   historical
3. An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business.
   obsolete
4. Any overseer or superintendent; also, an agent or representative; or an intermediary; a go-between, a middleman.
   figuratively

Examples

“[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.”

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