supercargo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase

WordNet

Su`per*car"go noun
Etymology
Super- + cargo: cf. Sp. sobrecargo. Cf. Surcharge.
Definitions
  1. An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the voyage.

Webster 1913