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Word: Supercargo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: alteration of earlier supracargo, from Spanish sobrecargo, from sobre ‘over’ + cargo ‘cargo’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a representative of the ship's owner on board a merchant ship, responsible for overseeing the cargo and its sale.
Short Definition:representative of ship's owner on board merchant ship, responsible for overseeing cargo and its sale
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