supercargo

== English == === Etymology === From super- (prefix meaning ‘above; superior in position or title’) + earlier supracargo. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ/, (dated) /ˈsjuːpə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsupəɹˌkɑɹɡoʊ/ Hyphenation: su‧per‧car‧go === Noun === supercargo (plural supercargos or supercargoes) (shipping) Synonym of supracargo (historical) 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. (obsolete) An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business. (figurative) Any overseer or superintendent; also, an agent or representative; or an intermediary; a go-between, a middleman. ==== Usage notes ==== Sense 1.1 (“officer on board a merchant ship in charge of cargo and its sale”) is historical since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore. ==== Derived terms ==== supercargoship ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === supercargo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Spanish == === Verb === supercargo first-person singular present indicative of supercargar