supercargo

[ soo-per-kahr-goh, soo-per-kahr- ]

/ ˌsu pərˈkɑr goʊ, ˈsu pərˌkɑr- /

a merchant-ship officer who is in charge of the cargo and the commercial concerns of the voyage.

Origin of supercargo

1690–1700; < Spanish sobrecargo, with sobre- over (< Latin super) Latinized; replacing supracargo (with supra- for Spanish sobre-); see cargo

That something was wrong they did not doubt, and they waited impatiently for the supercargo to reappear with his brown book.

Dave Porter in the South Seas |Edward Stratemeyer
The supercargo had noticed how the groups clinging at the bases of the other trees continually diminished.

South Sea Tales |Jack London
You're the hoight av impidence, an' I'm persuaded ye'll corrupt our supercargo in a week.

"Captains Courageous" |Rudyard Kipling
Save for the Kanakas, who were all bent for shore, only Grief and the supercargo were in the boat.

A Son Of The Sun |Jack London

He had engaged in this voyage as supercargo of Captain Swan's ship.'

History of the Buccaneers of America |James Burney

supercargo

/ (ˌsuːpəˈkɑːɡəʊ) /

an officer on a merchant ship who supervises commercial matters and is in charge of the cargo

C17: changed from Spanish sobrecargo, from sobre over (from Latin super) + cargo cargo