supercargos

Variant of supercargo

supercargo definition

super·cargo (so̵̅o̅′pər kär′gō)

noun pl. supercargoes -·goes or supercargos -·gos

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

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

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