supercargo

UK: /ˌsuːpəˈkɑːɡəʊ/

US: (so̅o̅′pər kär′gō, so̅o̅′pər kär′-)

Inflections of 'supercargo' (n):

supercargoes

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supercargos

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

su•per•car•go  (so̅o̅′pər kär′gō, so̅o̅′pər kär′-), n., pl. -goes, -gos. 

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

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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

supercargo / ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ/ noun ( -goes)

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

Etymology: 17th Century: changed from Spanish sobrecargo, from sobre over (from Latin super) + cargo cargo