supracargo (English, noun)
expansion: supracargo (plural supracargos or supracargoes)
expansion: (nautical)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; also, if there are two of such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo.
tags: historical
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business.
tags: obsolete
Forms:
form: supracargos
tags: plural
form: supracargoes
tags: plural