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noun
Synonym of supracargo
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: economics, sciences, shipping, transport
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noun
Synonym of supracargo
An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: economics, sciences, shipping, transport
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noun
Any overseer or superintendent; also, an agent or representative; or an intermediary; a go-between, a middleman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: officer, ship's officer
History
From super- (prefix meaning ‘above; superior in position or title’) + earlier supracargo.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
