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Webster 1913 Edition

Supercargo

Suˊper-car′go

,
Noun.
[
Super-
+
cargo
: cf. Sp.
sobrecargo.
Cf.
Surcharge
.]
An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the voyage.

Webster 1828 Edition

Supercargo

SUPERC`ARGO

,
Noun.
[super and cargo.] An officer or person in a merchant's ship, whose business is to manage the sales and superintend all the commercial concerns of the voyage.

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