Definitions for: Supercargo

[n] an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase

Webster (1913) Definition: Su`per*car"go, n. [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.

See Also: officer, ship's officer