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supercargoes

Variant of supercargo

noun pl. supercargoes or supercargos

an officer on a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and the business dealings of the voyage

Origin: earlier supracargo < Sp sobrecargo < sobre, over (< L super: see super-) + cargo, cargo

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